CVE-2023-6147: Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Policy Compliance

Published Jan 9, 2024
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Updated

Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin and configure potential a rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XXE payloads leading to XXE while processing the response data

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
maven/com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pc<=1.0.5
1.0.6
Qualys Policy Compliance Jenkins<=1.0.5

Remediation

Information

Customers should upgrade to a minimum version of 1.0.6. 

Event History

Jan 9, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:08 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:08 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·09:30 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6147?

CVE-2023-6147 has a high severity as it allows unauthorized users to perform connectivity checks without proper permissions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-6147?

To fix CVE-2023-6147, update the Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance to version 1.0.6 or later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2023-6147?

CVE-2023-6147 affects all versions of the Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance up to and including version 1.0.5.

4

Who is impacted by CVE-2023-6147?

All users of Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance version 1.0.5 or earlier are potentially impacted by CVE-2023-6147.

5

What does CVE-2023-6147 exploit?

CVE-2023-6147 exploits a missing permission check during connectivity checks to Qualys Cloud Services.

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