CVE-2023-6147 Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Policy Compliance
Authenticated users can exploit missing permission checks to inject XXE payloads via rogue endpoints, leading to data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-6147?
CVE-2023-6147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys,Inc. Policy Compliance Connector Jenkins Plugin, published on 9 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin and configure potential a rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XXE payloads leading to XXE while processing the response data
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6147?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pc. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pc Maven | All versions | 1.0.6 |
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pc Maven | All versions | 1.0.6 |
Products include Qualys Policy Compliance.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6147?
Upgrade com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pc to 1.0.6 or later.
Is CVE-2023-6147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualys,Inc. Policy Compliance Connector Jenkins Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8525-52vg-jv6v.