CVE-2023-37948

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting OCI clouds, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.

Affected products

Jenkins Project Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin: before 1.0.17 — fixed in 1.0.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins Project Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/2
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-07-12/#SECURITY-3044
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/2
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-07-12/#SECURITY-3044

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