CVE-2015-1807: jenkins Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1807 is a low (CVSS 3.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in jenkins. EPSS estimates a 1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-10-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.600 and LTS before 1.596.1 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files via a symlink, related to building artifacts.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.