Missing authorization in Jenkins DistFork Jenkins plugin
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
It was found that there were no permission checks performed in the Distributed Fork plugin before and including 1.5.0 for Jenkins that provides the dist-fork CLI command beyond the basic check for Overall/Read permission, allowing anyone with that permission to run arbitrary shell commands on all connected nodes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01403 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:distfork (Maven): 1.6.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | DistFork Jenkins plugin | up to 1.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:distfork (Maven) | before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-2cm5-f78c-h2c8 |
- DistFork Jenkins plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:distfork (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available GHSA-2cm5-f78c-h2c8
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2cm5-f78c-h2c8 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:distfork (Maven) Fixed in 1.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2652
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cm5-f78c-h2c8
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-2652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cm5-f78c-h2c8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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