# CVE-2023-23847: CSRF vulnerability in Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin

> Attackers can exploit CSRF to connect Jenkins to malicious servers, capturing stored credentials via attacker-specified IDs.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-px6v-6jhf-j46r

## What is CVE-2023-23847?

CVE-2023-23847 is a low-severity vulnerability in Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin, published on 15 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin 3.0.2 and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23847?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.3 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.3 |

Products: Jenkins Synopsys Coverity.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23847?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity to 3.0.3 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-23847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin

- [CVE-2023-23848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23848/): CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Coverity Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-23850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23850/): Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin has Incorrect Default Permissions (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23847 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23847 is a low-severity vulnerability in Synopsys Jenkins Coverity Plugin, published on 15 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.3
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:synopsys-coverity (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.3

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23847/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23847
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23847
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23847

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23847/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.