CVE-2023-41930 Path traversal in Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin

Medium 4.3 Published 6 Sep 2023 Updated 26 Sep 2024

Attackers can manipulate configuration history entries via the name parameter, potentially reading or modifying unauthorized data in Jenkins.

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-2023-41930?

CVE-2023-41930 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin, published on 6 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin 1227.v7a_79fc4dc01f and earlier does not restrict the 'name' query parameter when rendering a history entry, allowing attackers to have Jenkins render a manipulated configuration history that was not created by the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41930?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory` Maven	All versions	`1229.v3039470161a_d`
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory` Maven	All versions	`1229.v3039470161a_d`

Products include Jenkins Job Configuration History.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41930?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory to 1229.v3039470161a_d or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-41930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7r5-cww9-64q6.