Type confusion in Jenkins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
If an attempt is made to create an item of a type prohibited by `ACL#hasCreatePermission2` or `TopLevelItemDescriptor#isApplicableIn(ItemGroup)` through the Jenkins CLI or the REST API and either of these checks fail, Jenkins 2.478 and earlier, LTS 2.462.2 and earlier creates the item in memory, only deleting it from disk, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to save the item to persist it, effectively bypassing the item creation restriction.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins | — | 2.462.3, 2.479 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.462.3 | 2.462.3 | Patch available | GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.466 to before 2.479 | 2.479 | Patch available | GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5 |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.462.3, 2.479 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.462.3 Fixed in 2.462.3 Patch available GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.466 to before 2.479 Fixed in 2.479 Patch available GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.462.3, 2.479
- Fix · GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.462.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.479 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2024:8887 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.13 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13 jenkins-2-plugins-4.13.1729840148-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729839924-3.el8
- RHSA-2024:8886 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.12 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 jenkins-2-plugins-4.12.1730119231-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1730119132-3.el8
- RHSA-2024:8885 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.14 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.14 jenkins-2-plugins-4.14.1729839844-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729839727-3.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:8884 Released 2024-11-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Product OCP Tools 4.15 Openshift Jenkins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.15 jenkins-2-plugins-4.15.1729838165-1.el8, jenkins-2.462.3.1729837947-3.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 2024-10-02
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-32071 Information disclosure through error messages in JenkinsPriority LOW 22
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8886 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8887 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8885 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8884 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47804
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-47804 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-47804 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9qj-77q2-h5c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-47804 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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