CVE-2023-50767 Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin missing permission check

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers with read access can bypass permission checks to send requests to arbitrary URLs and parse XML responses, potentially exposing sensitive data.

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-2023-50767?

CVE-2023-50767 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin, published on 13 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing permission checks in Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin 3.18.0-03 and earlier allow attackers with Overall/Read permission to send an HTTP request to an attacker-specified URL and parse the response as XML.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50767?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.sonatype.nexus.ci:nexus-jenkins-plugin MavenAll versions3.18.1-01
org.sonatype.nexus.ci:nexus-jenkins-plugin MavenAll versions3.18.1-01

Products include Jenkins Nexus Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50767?

Upgrade org.sonatype.nexus.ci:nexus-jenkins-plugin to 3.18.1-01 or later.

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

Is CVE-2023-50767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vrm-747r-668v.

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