CVE-2023-24449 Path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin
Attackers with read permissions can verify the existence of arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system via the PWauth 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-2023-24449?
CVE-2023-24449 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24449?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauth. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauth Maven | All versions to 0.4 | None |
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauth Maven | All versions to 0.4 | None |
Products include Jenkins Pwauth Security Realm.
How do I fix CVE-2023-24449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-24449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62.