CVE-2023-30516 Jenkins Image Tag Parameter Plugin improperly introduces option to opt out of SSL/TLS certificate validation

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Jenkins Image Tag Parameter Plugin disables SSL/TLS validation by default for existing jobs, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks against Docker registry connections.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2023-30516?

CVE-2023-30516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Image Tag Parameter Plugin, published on 12 Apr 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 Image Tag Parameter Plugin 2.0 improperly introduces an option to opt out of SSL/TLS certificate validation when connecting to Docker registries, resulting in job configurations using Image Tag Parameters that were created before 2.0 having SSL/TLS certificate validation disabled by default.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30516?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:image-tag-parameter MavenAll versions to 2.0None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:image-tag-parameter MavenAll versions to 2.0None

Products include Jenkins Image Tag Parameter.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-30516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-38jc-2rwx-qgxr.

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