CVE-2017-2608 — Jenkins before versions 2

Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability involving the deserialization of various types in javax.imageio in XStream-based APIs (SECURITY-383).

01What is this vulnerability?

Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability involving the deserialization of various types in javax.imageio in XStream-based APIs (SECURITY-383).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
[UNKNOWN]	jenkins	jenkins 2.44, jenkins 2.32.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-05-15T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T14:02:06.498Z

09References

• jenkins.io — https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95953
• github.com — https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/a814154695e23dc37542af7d40cacc129cf7…
• bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2608