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CVE-2023-4777: Incorrect Permission Assignment on Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.6.2.6 and earlier

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

An incorrect permission check in Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.6.2.6 and earlier allows attackers with global Item/Configure permission (while lacking Item/Configure permission on any particular job) to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins and to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Affected products

• Qualys,Inc. Container Scanning Connector Jenkins Plugin: before 1.6.2.7 — fixed in 1.6.2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Qualys,Inc. Container Scanning Connector Jenkins Plugin 1.6.2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/
• https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/

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