Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin
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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin | up to 2.63 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) | before 2.64 | 2.64 | Patch available | GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr |
- Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.63 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.64 Fixed in 2.64 Patch available GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Fixed in 2.64 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:0739 Released 2019-04-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins-3.11.1552336312-1.el7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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 3.4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | 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 3.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0739 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2022-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1003030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Pipeline vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15846 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.61 and earlier in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15847 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Declarative Plugin 1.3.3 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11034 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2019-15886 A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.64 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21197 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-08895 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Shared Groovy Libraries Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-1003030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1003030 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1003030 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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