CVE-2023-50768 Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit CSRF to connect Jenkins to malicious servers, capturing stored credentials via attacker-specified IDs.

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
Available

What is CVE-2023-50768?

CVE-2023-50768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin, published on 13 Dec 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

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin 3.18.0-03 and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50768?

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-2023-50768?

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

Is CVE-2023-50768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-phjq-7xqp-2526.

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