Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
googlecontainertools/jib
master @ 6a851b6
2
Fixes
1
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
Highlights
Insecure Connection: 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.
jib-core: most-fixed (2 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
1 high-severity fix in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Insecure Connection: The application previously caught and swallowed connection exceptions during registry authentication (authenticatePull/authenticatePush), resulting in silent and insecure fallbacks. Developers must propagate InsecureRegistryException to prevent downgrading to unencrypted communication.
Insecure Transport: RegistryClient connections did not enforce HTTPS by default, potentially allowing unencrypted HTTP communication with container registries unless explicitly configured. A strict HTTPS enforcement policy with an explicit opt-in for HTTP is required.
Remote Code Execution: Executing untrusted input within system detection functions such as 'isDockerInstalled' can lead to remote code execution. Attackers with control over the environment inputs can exploit these un-sanitized execution paths.