Kubernetes CiApplication · Jenkins

CVE-2019-10469

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-10-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.3 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
A missing permission check in Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

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 confidence

The ElasticBox Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin for Jenkins lacks proper permission checks in certain endpoints. Attackers with basic Overall/Read permission can specify arbitrary URLs and credential IDs, causing Jenkins to authenticate to attacker-controlled servers and exfiltrate stored credentials.

MitigationUpdate the ElasticBox plugin to a patched version that implements proper permission checks, or restrict Overall/Read permission and audit credential usage until a fix is available.

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
Kubernetes CiApplication
Affected:<= 1.3

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if ElasticBox plugin is installed
    Navigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed tab and search for 'ElasticBox' or 'Kubernetes CI', or inspect the $JENKINS_HOME/plugins directory for elasticbox or kubernetes-ci folders
    Affected if The ElasticBox Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin is present in the Jenkins instance
  2. Determine plugin version
    In the installed plugins list, locate the ElasticBox or Kubernetes CI plugin and note the exact version number displayed
    Affected if Plugin version is 1.3 or lower (the last vulnerable version)
  3. Check for configured credentials
    Navigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Credentials and review any credentials configured in the ElasticBox plugin domain, or inspect job configurations that use ElasticBox steps for credentialId parameters
    Affected if Credentials are configured for use with the ElasticBox plugin and jobs expose credential selection to users with Overall/Read permission

The environment is affected if the ElasticBox Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin version 1.3 or lower is installed and has credentials configured, allowing users with basic Overall/Read permission to trigger authentication to arbitrary URLs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.3
Interim mitigation

Update the ElasticBox plugin to a patched version that implements proper permission checks, or restrict Overall/Read permission and audit credential usage until a fix is available.

Fix this in Kubernetes Ci Scoped from the published advisory
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