CVE-2023-43496
Jenkins temporary plugin file created with insecure permissions
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.94%
Description
Jenkins LTS 2.414.1 and earlier creates a temporary file in the system temporary directory with the default permissions for newly created files when installing a plugin from a URL, potentially allowing attackers with access to the system temporary directory to replace the file before it is installed in Jenkins, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
How to fix CVE-2023-43496
To remediate CVE-2023-43496, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.424.0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.414.2 or later
Is CVE-2023-43496 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.424.0
- >= 2.50, < 2.414.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |