Security News > 2024 > July > Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console instances to further criminal activities such as cryptocurrency mining.

Jenkins, a popular continuous integration and continuous delivery platform, features a Groovy script console that allows users to run arbitrary Groovy scripts within the Jenkins controller runtime.

The console "Offers no administrative controls to stop a user once they are able to execute the Script Console from affecting all parts of the Jenkins infrastructure," reads the documentation.

"Granting a normal Jenkins user Script Console Access is essentially the same as giving them Administrator rights within Jenkins."

While access to Script Console is typically limited only to authenticated users with administrative permissions, misconfigured Jenkins instances could inadvertently make the "/script" endpoint accessible over the internet, making it ripe for exploitation by attackers looking to run dangerous commands.

Trend Micro said it found instances of threat actors exploiting the Jenkins Groovy plugin misconfiguration to execute a Base64-encoded string containing a malicious script that's designed to mine cryptocurrency on the compromised server by deploying a miner payload hosted on berrystore[.

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