CVE-2023-24438 Missing permissions check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read access can capture Jenkins credentials by connecting to malicious URLs via the JIRA Pipeline Steps plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-24438?

CVE-2023-24438 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24438?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps MavenAll versions to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3dbNone
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps MavenAll versions to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3dbNone

Products include Jenkins Jira Pipeline Steps.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-24438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6j27-3xfw-cj2w.

Is CVE-2023-24438 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free