CVE-2023-43501

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified hostname and port using attacker-specified username and password.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin: before 2.4.2 — fixed in 2.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins project Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/5
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-09-20/#SECURITY-3226
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/5
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-09-20/#SECURITY-3226

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