CVE-2023-41943 Missing permission check in Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published 6 Sep 2023 Updated 26 Sep 2024

Attackers with read permissions can clear the SQS queue due to a missing permission check in the Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger 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-2023-41943?

CVE-2023-41943 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger 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 AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin 3.0.12 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to clear the SQS queue.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41943?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-codecommit-trigger` Maven	All versions to `3.0.12`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-codecommit-trigger` Maven	All versions to `3.0.12`	None

Products include Jenkins Aws Codecommit Trigger.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2023-41943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r428-g373-m2h4.