Description
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in Clone.java, CloudSelectorParameter.java, ConvertToTemplate.java, ConvertToVm.java, Delete.java, DeleteSnapshot.java, Deploy.java, ExposeGuestInfo.java, FolderVSphereCloudProperty.java, PowerOff.java, PowerOn.java, Reconfigure.java, Rename.java, RenameSnapshot.java, RevertToSnapshot.java, SuspendVm.java, TakeSnapshot.java, VSphereBuildStepContainer.java, vSphereCloudProvisionedSlave.java, vSphereCloudSlave.java, vSphereCloudSlaveTemplate.java, VSphereConnectionConfig.java, vSphereStep.java that allows attackers to perform form validation related actions, including sending numerous requests to the configured vSphere server, potentially resulting in denial of service, or send credentials stored in Jenkins with known ID to an attacker-specified server ("test connection").
Remediation
References
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/#SECURITY-745
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-1940 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.jackrabbit:oak-core
CVE-2013-4590 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2018-1287 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.jmeter:apachejmeter
CVE-2023-42795 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2010-2076 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.cxf:cxf-common-utilities