Extended Choice ParameterApplication · Jenkins

CVE-2022-27204

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-03-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 346.vd87693c5a_86c or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter Plugin 346.vd87693c5a_86c and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified URL.

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

A CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter Plugin version 346.vd87693c5a_86c and earlier allows authenticated attackers to trick the Jenkins server into making outbound connections to attacker-specified URLs by leveraging the lack of proper CSRF token validation on certain endpoints.

MitigationUpdate the Extended Choice Parameter Plugin to the latest patched version and ensure global Jenkins CSRF protection is enabled. Verify plugin functionality after updating.

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
Extended Choice ParameterApplication
Affected:<= 346.vd87693c5a_86c

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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checks

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

  1. Verify Extended Choice Parameter plugin is installed
    Navigate to Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins. Click on the 'Installed' tab and search for 'Extended Choice Parameter' in the list of installed plugins.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Check installed plugin version
    On the Installed plugins page, locate 'Extended Choice Parameter' and note the Version column. Compare this version number against 346.vd87693c5a_86c (versions 346.vd87693c5a_86c and earlier are affected).
    Affected if The installed version is 346.vd87693c5a_86c or any earlier version number
  3. Verify Jenkins CSRF protection status
    Navigate to Manage Jenkins > Configure Global Security. Locate the 'CSRF Protection' section under the Security header. Check if CSRF protection is enabled (the checkbox should be checked or the setting should show enabled).
    Affected if CSRF protection is disabled or not properly configured in Jenkins global security settings

A user is affected if the Extended Choice Parameter plugin is installed at version 346.vd87693c5a_86c or earlier AND CSRF protection is disabled or misconfigured in Jenkins, allowing the CSRF vulnerability to be exploited.

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

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 346.vd87693c5a_86c
Interim mitigation

Update the Extended Choice Parameter Plugin to the latest patched version and ensure global Jenkins CSRF protection is enabled. Verify plugin functionality after updating.

Fix this in Extended Choice Parameter Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,010
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