CVE-2023-49674 Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin missing permission check

What is CVE-2023-49674?

CVE-2023-49674 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin, published on 29 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin 1.22 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified hostname and port using attacker-specified username and password.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49674?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.jenkins.plugins:neuvector-vulnerability-scanner. It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Neuvector Vulnerability Scanner.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49674?

Upgrade io.jenkins.plugins:neuvector-vulnerability-scanner to 2.2 or later.

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

Is CVE-2023-49674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin

• CVE-2019-10430 Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin stored credentials in plain text Medium 5.5
• CVE-2023-30517 Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation Medium 5.3
• CVE-2022-43434 Content-Security-Policy protection for user content disabled by Jenkins NeuVector Vulnerability Scanner Plugin Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-ph87-4x2g-6hp4.