Improper Certificate Validation in Jenkins Checkmarx plugin



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-35142
CWE-ID CWE-295
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Checkmarx
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU77482

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35142

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate verification. A remote user can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and gain access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Checkmarx: - - 2022.4.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-06-14/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###