# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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 | Ecosystem | 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-24449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauth (Maven): affected all versions up to 0.4; no fix listed
- org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauth (Maven): affected all versions up to 0.4; no fix listed

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-2023-24449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.