# CVE-2024-52553: Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

> Attackers can maintain access via old sessions after login, potentially leading to account takeover in Jenkins environments using OpenId Connect.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h23j-73ww-7594

## What is CVE-2024-52553?

CVE-2024-52553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin, published on 13 Nov 2024. 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

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 4.418.vccc7061f5b_6d and earlier does not invalidate the previous session on login.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52553?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` | Maven | All versions | 4.421.v5422614eb |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` | Maven | All versions | 4.421.v5422614eb |

Products: Jenkins Openid Connect Authentication.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52553?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth to 4.421.v5422614eb or later.

## Is CVE-2024-52553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

- [CVE-2025-24399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24399/): Improper handling of case sensitivity in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-24424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24424/): Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-47806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47806/): Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin lacks audience claim validation (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-47807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47807/): Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin lacks issuer claim validation (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-50771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50771/): Open redirect vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin, published on 13 Nov 2024. 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-2024-52553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.421.v5422614eb
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.421.v5422614eb

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-2024-52553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52553/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52553

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52553/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.