Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2024· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Policy Compliance
CVE-2023-6147
Description
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
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-pcMaven | < 1.0.6 | 1.0.6 |
Affected products
2- Qualys,Inc./Policy Compliance Connector Jenkins Pluginv5Range: 1.0.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8525-52vg-jv6vghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6147ghsaADVISORY
- www.qualys.com/security-advisories/mitrevendor-advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6ghsaWEB
- plugins.jenkins.io/qualys-pcghsaWEB
- www.qualys.com/security-advisoriesghsaWEB
- www.qualys.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-6147ghsaWEB
News mentions
1- Jenkins Security Advisory 2024-01-24Jenkins Security Advisories · Jan 24, 2024