CVE-2019-16540: Jenkins Support Core Plugin allowed users with Overall/Read permission to delete arbitrary files

CVE-2019-16540 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-24

Jenkins Support Core Plugin allowed users with Overall/Read permission to delete arbitrary files

Technologies: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-16540 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16540 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-16540?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.64.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16540?
Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.64 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-16540?
Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.64 or later
    # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core to 2.64 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.64

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-16540
  • GHSA-2cxg-448h-4wxj

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