CVE-2023-41944 HTML injection vulnerability in Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin

Medium 6.1 Published 6 Sep 2023 Updated 27 Sep 2024

An attacker can inject HTML into Jenkins error messages via the queue name parameter, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious script execution.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2023-41944?

CVE-2023-41944 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin, published on 6 Sep 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

Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin 3.0.12 and earlier does not escape the queue name parameter passed to a form validation URL, when rendering an error message, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41944?

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-2023-41944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-41944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4qf-5523-7wvf.