Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:100.00%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-27 ↗CWE-27 Path Traversal: 'dir/../../filename'
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Project | Jenkins | 0 < 1.606 (unaffected), 2.442 < * (unaffected), 2.426.3 < 2.426.* (unaffected), 2.440.1 < 2.440.* (unaffected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
99.999%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Jenkins Project · Open Source · USA |
| Reserved | 2024-01-23T12:46:51 |
| Published | 2024-01-24T17:52:22 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:05:25 |
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