Uncontrolled recursion in Jenkins Token Macro Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
An information exposure and denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins Token Macro Plugin 2.5 and earlier in src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/Parser.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/TokenMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/AbstractChangesSinceMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/ChangesSinceLastBuildMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/ProjectUrlMacro.java that allows attackers with the ability to control token macro input (such as SCM changelogs) to define recursive input that results in unexpected macro evaluation.
Why it matters now
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 | Jenkins Token Macro Plugin | up to 2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro (Maven) | before 2.6 | 2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp |
- Jenkins Token Macro Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.6 Fixed in 2.6 Patch available GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro (Maven) Fixed in 2.6 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1003011
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp
References
More Jenkins Token Macro vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07646 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Token Macro Plugin CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-1003011 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1003011 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1003011 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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