CVE-2023-6149 Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Web Application Security
Authenticated users can exploit an XXE vulnerability in the Qualys Jenkins plugin to read sensitive data or execute code via malicious responses.
- 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-2023-6149?
CVE-2023-6149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys,Inc. Web App Scanning 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 WAS prior to version and including 2.0.11 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-2023-6149?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.qualys.plugins:qualys-was. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-was Maven | All versions | 2.0.12 |
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-was Maven | All versions | 2.0.12 |
Products include Qualys Web Application Screening.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6149?
Upgrade com.qualys.plugins:qualys-was to 2.0.12 or later.
Is CVE-2023-6149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5gwh-r76w-934h.