# CVE-2023-37961: Jenkins Assembla Auth Plugin vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can trick Jenkins users into logging into the attacker's account via CSRF in the Assembla Auth Plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p756-66w2-35g7

## What is CVE-2023-37961?

CVE-2023-37961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Assembla Auth Plugin, published on 12 Jul 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

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Assembla Auth Plugin 1.14 and earlier allows attackers to trick users into logging in to the attacker's account.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37961?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:assembla-auth` | Maven | All versions to 1.14 | None |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:assembla-auth` | Maven | All versions to 1.14 | None |

Products: Jenkins Assembla.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Assembla Auth Plugin

- [CVE-2026-57303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57303/): Jenkins Assembla Plugin has an XXE vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2019-10420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10420/): Jenkins Assembla Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2026-57304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57304/): Jenkins Assembla Plugin has a missing permission check (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2026-57305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57305/): Jenkins Assembla Plugin has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37961 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Assembla Auth Plugin, published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:assembla-auth (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.14; no fix listed
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:assembla-auth (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.14; 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-2023-37961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37961/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37961
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37961
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37961

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37961/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.