Improper access control in Nexus Platform - CVE-2023-50769
Published: December 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84454
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50769
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nexus Platform
Nexus Platform
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation. A remote user can connect to an attacker-specified HTTP server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.