Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins MATLAB plugin



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2023-49654
CVE-2023-49656
CVE-2023-49655
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-611
CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 MATLAB
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU83588

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49654

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints implementing related form validation. A remote user can have Jenkins parse an XML file from the Jenkins controller file system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MATLAB: 1.0.0 - 2.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-11-29/#SECURITY-3193
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/29/1


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.

2) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU83590

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49656

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote user can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MATLAB: 1.0.0 - 2.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-11-29/#SECURITY-3193
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/29/1


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.

3) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU83589

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49655

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MATLAB: 1.0.0 - 2.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-11-29/#SECURITY-3193
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/29/1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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