Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.sonatype.nexus.ci/nexus-jenkins-plugin
PACKAGECVE-2023-50766 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) jenkins nexus platform plugin cross-site vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Nexus jenkins plugin libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves jenkins nexus platform plugin cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.18.1-01.
pkg:maven/org.sonatype.nexus.ci/nexus-jenkins-plugin
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.sonatype.nexus.ci/nexus-jenkins-plugin. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-4gfc-72gw-v385 | CVE-2023-50766 | HIGH | Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability |
| GHSA-phjq-7xqp-2526 | CVE-2023-50768 | MODERATE | Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability |
| GHSA-9vrm-747r-668v | CVE-2023-50767 | HIGH | Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin missing permission check |
| GHSA-4g5f-w3mh-w99m | CVE-2023-50769 | MODERATE | Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin missing permission check |
CVE-2023-50766 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-50766
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Nexus jenkins plugin dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.sonatype.nexus.ci</groupId>
<artifactId>nexus-jenkins-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.18.1-01</version>
</dependency>
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.sonatype.nexus.ci
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-50766, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.sonatype.nexus.ci
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Nexus jenkins plugin in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.18.1-01), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.sonatype.nexus.ci command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Nexus jenkins plugin, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-50766 Affected Nexus jenkins plugin Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.sonatype.nexus.ci:nexus-jenkins-plugin
|
Maven |
< 3.18.1-01
|
3.18.1-01
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-4gfc-72gw-v385",
"modified" : "2023-12-18T23:39:46Z",
"published" : "2023-12-13T18:31:04Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-50766" ],
"summary" : "Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability",
"details" : "Jenkins Nexus Platform Plugin 3.18.0-03 and earlier does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation.\n\nThis allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to send an HTTP request to an attacker-specified URL and parse the response as XML.\n\nAdditionally, the plugin does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks, so attackers can have Jenkins parse a crafted XML response that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.\n\nAdditionally, these form validation methods do not require POST requests, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.\n\nNexus Platform Plugin 3.18.1-01 configures its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.\n\nAdditionally, POST requests and Overall/Administer permission are required for the affected HTTP endpoints.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.sonatype.nexus.ci:nexus-jenkins-plugin"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "3.18.1-01"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50766"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nexus-platform-plugin/pull/291"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nexus-platform-plugin/commit/1d5e1e9e457af5e8ce8c9a403933d6cb73542dbd"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nexus-platform-plugin"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-12-13/#SECURITY-3204"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-352" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-12-18T23:39:46Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-12-13T18:15:43Z"
}
}