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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-41942
CVE-2023-41942:
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Overview
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in Jenkins AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin versions 3.0.12 and earlier. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Kevin Guerroudj from CloudBees, Inc. The issue was publicly disclosed on September 6, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-41942 (Jenkins Advisory, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an HTTP endpoint in the AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin that does not require POST requests, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to clear the SQS queue. The vulnerability is particularly concerning as it affects all versions of the AWS CodeCommit Trigger Plugin up to and including version 3.0.12 (Jenkins Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the advisory publication date, no fix is available for this vulnerability. Jenkins has publicly announced this issue to alert users of the security risk (Jenkins Advisory).
Additional resources
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