CVE-2017-1000502: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

May 14, 2022 (updated January 30, 2024)

Users with permission to create or configure agents in Jenkins 1.37 and earlier could configure an EC2 agent to run arbitrary shell commands on the master node whenever the agent was supposed to be launched. Configuration of these agents now requires the ‘Run Scripts’ permission typically only granted to administrators.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp79-cpv2-9g7m
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-12-06/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000502

Code Behaviors & Features

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