Description
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Project | Jenkins Email Extension Plugin | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | jenkins | 2.401.1.1685677065-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:3625 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | jenkins-2-plugins | 4.10.1685679861-1.el8 | RHSA-2023:3625 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext | < 2.96.1 | 2.96.1 | GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2023:3625 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.62 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 2, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1228 Jenkins Plugins: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 25, 2023
References
- Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-05-16 vendor-advisory