CVE-2023-32999 Jenkins AppSpider Plugin missing permission check

Medium 4.3 Published 16 May 2023 Updated 23 Jan 2025

Attackers with read access can force the plugin to send requests to arbitrary URLs with attacker-controlled credentials due to missing permission checks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-32999?

CVE-2023-32999 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins AppSpider Plugin, published on 16 May 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 AppSpider Plugin 1.0.15 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL and send an HTTP POST request with a JSON payload consisting of attacker-specified credentials.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32999?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.0.16`
`com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.0.16`

Products include Jenkins Appspider.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32999?

Upgrade com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin to 1.0.16 or later.

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

Is CVE-2023-32999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c5c-fhr8-pwh9.