Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-08-17
Affects Jenkins Core
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability exists in Jenkins Core.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Jenkins Core.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary as vulnerabilities can lead to potential exploitation.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Jenkins Core.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-08-17/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Elevated exploitation riskCVE-2019-1763811.1% 30-day exploitation probability — well above the norm. Schedule remediation this cycle. Riskier than 96% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-17638 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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