CVE-2023-37960 Jenkins MathWorks Polyspace Plugin vulnerable to arbitrary file read

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with configure permissions can read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller filesystem via path traversal in the Polyspace 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-2023-37960?

CVE-2023-37960 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins MathWorks Polyspace Plugin, published on 12 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins MathWorks Polyspace Plugin 1.0.5 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Configure permission to send emails with arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file systems.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37960?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.mathworks.polyspace.jenkins:mathworks-polyspace MavenAll versions to 1.0.5None
com.mathworks.polyspace.jenkins:mathworks-polyspace MavenAll versions to 1.0.5None

Products include Jenkins Mathworks Polyspace.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37960 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-2023-37960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6cq-8r4j-6rj5.

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