CVE-2023-24424 Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

High 8.8 Published 24 Jan 2023 Updated 2 Apr 2025

Attackers can hijack user sessions by exploiting the lack of session invalidation upon login in the Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-24424?

CVE-2023-24424 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not invalidate the previous session on login.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24424?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` Maven	All versions	`2.5`
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` Maven	All versions	`2.5`

Products include Jenkins Openid Connect Authentication.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24424?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth to 2.5 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-24424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vxmh-p52j-h33m.