# CVE-2023-37953: Jenkins mabl Plugin missing permission check

> Attackers with read access can capture stored Jenkins credentials by connecting to an attacker-controlled URL due to missing permission checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9jj-p947-m8xv

## What is CVE-2023-37953?

CVE-2023-37953 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins mabl Plugin, published on 12 Jul 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 mabl Plugin 0.0.46 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 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37953?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration` | Maven | All versions | 0.0.47 |
| `com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration` | Maven | All versions | 0.0.47 |

Products: Jenkins Mabl.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37953?

Upgrade com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration to 0.0.47 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-37953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins mabl Plugin

- [CVE-2019-10283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10283/): Jenkins mabl Plugin stores credentials in plain text (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37951/): Jenkins mabl Plugin vulnerable to exposure of system-scooped credentials (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-37952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37952/): Jenkins mabl Plugin vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-37950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37950/): Jenkins mabl Plugin missing permission check (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37953 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins mabl Plugin, published on 12 Jul 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-2023-37953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.47
- com.mabl.integration.jenkins:mabl-integration (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.47

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-2023-37953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37953/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37953

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37953/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.