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CVE-2023-32987:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Jenkins Reverse Proxy Auth Plugin versions 1.7.4 and earlier. The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2023-32987 and was disclosed on May 16, 2023. This security issue affects the form validation functionality in the Jenkins Reverse Proxy Auth Plugin (Jenkins Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin not requiring POST requests for a form validation method. This implementation flaw results in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The issue has been assigned a Medium severity CVSS rating (Jenkins Advisory).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified LDAP server using attacker-specified credentials, potentially exposing sensitive authentication information (Jenkins Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Reverse Proxy Auth Plugin version 1.7.5, which now requires POST requests for the affected form validation method. Users are advised to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability (Jenkins Advisory).
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