# CVE-2024-23897

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-23897
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-08-19; CISA due date 2024-09-09; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 100.00% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 50 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2024-01-23)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2024-08-19)
- Weakness: CWE-27
- Also known as: GHSA-6f9g-cxwr-q5jr
- Published: 2024-01-24

## Affected versions

- jenkins: affected < 2.452.1; fixed in 2.452.1 (Bitnami advisory, via OSV)

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314
- [other] https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/the-anatomy-of-a-jenkins-vulnerability-cve-2024-23897-revealed-1
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-23897

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