CVE-2019-16565: Teamconcert Jenkins Team Concert Plugin Cross-site Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-9h9v-rfh6-jf3w
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CVSS 7.1
CWE-352
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2019-16565 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) jenkins team concert plugin cross-site vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Teamconcert libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves jenkins team concert plugin cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2019-16565 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2019-16565
GHSA Identifier GHSA-9h9v-rfh6-jf3w
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.1
CWE Classification CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affected Product Teamconcert
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.1

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity Low (I:L)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2019-16565

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Teamconcert dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert fixed: Latest secure release 
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>teamconcert</artifactId>
    <version>Latest secure release</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2019-16565, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Teamconcert in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Teamconcert, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Jenkins Team Concert Plugin 1.3.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks on a method implementing form validation. This allows users with Overall/Read access to Jenkins to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins. Additionally, the form validation method does not require POST requests, resulting in a CSRF vulnerability. As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.

CVE-2019-16565 Affected Teamconcert Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/teamconcert
Maven
≤ 1.3.0

References

NVD — CVE-2019-16565 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16565
Teamconcert Security Information SECURITY
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1605%20(1)
Teamconcert Security Information SECURITY
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-16565?
CVE-2019-16565 is a security vulnerability in Teamconcert involving Jenkins Team Concert Plugin cross-site request forgery vulnerability under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
Which Teamconcert versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert.
What version fixes CVE-2019-16565?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is teamconcert affected?
Yes, org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-16565?
CVE-2019-16565 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2019-16565?
CVE-2019-16565 is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2019-16565?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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