# CVE-2023-50774: Cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins HTMLResource Plugin

> Attackers can exploit CSRF to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system via the HTMLResource Plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7ccg-jm7j-4f8v

## What is CVE-2023-50774?

CVE-2023-50774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins HTMLResource 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 HTMLResource Plugin 1.02 and earlier allows attackers to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50774?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:htmlresource` | Maven | All versions to 1.02 | None |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:htmlresource` | Maven | All versions to 1.02 | None |

Products: Jenkins Html Resource.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins HTMLResource 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:htmlresource (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.02; no fix listed
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:htmlresource (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.02; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50774

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50774/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.