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Jenkins SAML Plugin allows bypassing CSRF protection for any URL

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 18, 2023

Package

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:saml (Maven)

Affected versions

<= 2.0.7

Patched versions

2.0.8

Description

An extension point in Jenkins allows selectively disabling cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for specific URLs. SAML Plugin implements this extension point for the URL that users are redirected to after login.

In Jenkins SAML Plugin 2.0.7 and earlier this implementation is too permissive, allowing attackers to craft URLs that would bypass the CSRF protection of any target URL.\n\nThis vulnerability was originally introduced in Jenkins SAML Plugin 1.1.3.

Jenkins SAML Plugin 2.0.8 restricts which URLs it disables cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for to the one URL that needs it.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 31, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed Dec 15, 2022
Last updated Dec 18, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.077%
(35th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-21678

GHSA ID

GHSA-r5w3-pfq8-3r82

Source code

Credits

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