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TI-2023-12492 Aliases CVE-2023-27901GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p

Resource allocation without limits in Jenkins

Priority LOW 35CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Jenkins 2.393 and earlier, LTS 2.375.3 and earlier uses the Apache Commons FileUpload library without specifying limits for the number of request parts introduced in version 1.5 for CVE-2023-24998 in org.kohsuke.stapler.RequestImpl, allowing attackers to trigger a denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0098 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Jenkins (Jenkins Project): 2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins—2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1Patch availableCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)2.388 to before 2.3942.394Patch availableGHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)before 2.375.42.375.4Patch availableGHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)2.376 to before 2.387.12.387.1Patch availableGHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p
  • Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1 Patch available CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.388 to before 2.394 Fixed in 2.394 Patch available GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.375.4 Fixed in 2.375.4 Patch available GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.376 to before 2.387.1 Fixed in 2.387.1 Patch available GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*before 2.375.4VulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 2.394VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 2.375.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 2.394 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1
  • Fix · GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.394 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.375.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.387.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:3299 Released 2023-05-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13 jenkins-2-plugins-4.13.1684911916-1.el8, jenkins-2.387.3.1684911776-3.el8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Jenkins — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-03-08

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-12489 Cross-site scripting in JenkinsPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2023-12491 Resource allocation without limits in JenkinsPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2023-12490 Incorrect authorization in JenkinsPriority LOW 32
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13Fixed RHSA-2023:3299
Not affected: 1 product
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27901
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h76p-mc68-jv3p

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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