CVE-2023-24449
Path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-24449- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-24449- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0347
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0347- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62
Path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-24449- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62
Path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin
Jenkins PWauth Security Realm Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not restrict the names of files in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-5xpc-c4xv-7w62- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:pwauthMaven |
through 0.4 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24449 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Pwauth Security Realm, published January 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.