Aws CodepipelineApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2018-1000401
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins project Jenkins AWS CodePipeline Plugin version 0.36 and earlier contains a Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in AWSCodePipelineSCM.java that can result in Credentials Disclosure. This attack appear to be exploitable via local file access. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.37 and later.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jenkins AWS CodePipeline Plugin versions 0.36 and earlier had insufficiently protected credentials stored in AWSCodePipelineSCM.java. The vulnerability allows credential disclosure through local file access, enabling attackers with local system access to obtain stored AWS credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Aws CodepipelineApplication
<= 0.36CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify if AWS CodePipeline plugin is installedIn Jenkins, go to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed and search for 'AWS CodePipeline' or 'aws codepipeline' to confirm the plugin is presentAffected if The plugin is installed and appears in the list of installed plugins
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn the Installed plugins list, locate the AWS CodePipeline plugin and note the Version column. Alternatively, check the plugin's manifest file (the .hpi file in the plugins directory contains version metadata)Affected if The displayed version is 0.36 or earlier, or the version cannot be verified as 0.37 or later
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Confirm plugin stores AWS credentialsReview Jenkins job configurations that use the AWS CodePipeline plugin source management settings to verify if AWS credentials (access key ID, secret access key, or IAM role) are configured as stored credentialsAffected if AWS credentials are configured and stored within Jenkins jobs using this plugin
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Check local file access exposure riskAudit file system permissions on Jenkins master and agent nodes, particularly in directories where Jenkins stores job configurations and credential metadataAffected if Local users or processes other than the Jenkins administrator account have read access to Jenkins configuration files containing the stored credentials
If the AWS CodePipeline plugin version is 0.36 or earlier and AWS credentials are configured in Jenkins jobs using this plugin, the environment is affected by credential exposure vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Jenkins AWS CodePipeline Plugin to version 0.37 or later to remediate the credentials exposure vulnerability.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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