CVE-2024-23897 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-09-09.
Description
Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 100% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-09-09 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2024-01-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-08-19 |
| Due | 2024-09-09 |
| Vendor / product | Jenkins / Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jenkins | jenkins |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Jenkins 2.441 - Local File Inclusion | 2024-04-15 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/the-anatomy-of-a-jenkins-vulnerability-cve-2024-23897-revealed-1
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-23897
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD