CVE-2023-32979
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin missing permission check
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.
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 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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32979- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32979- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1482
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1482- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin missing permission check
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.96 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation.
This allows 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.
This form validation method requires the appropriate permission in Email Extension Plugin 2.96.1.
- Record
GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32979- 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-6gp4-2f92-j2w5
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin missing permission check
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.96 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation.
This allows 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.
This form validation method requires the appropriate permission in Email Extension Plugin 2.96.1.
- Record
GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:3625
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.62 security update
- Record
RHSA-2023:3625- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-extMaven |
before 2.96.1 | 2.96.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-extMaven |
before 2.96.1, plus listed versions 2.112.122.132.142.14.1 Show 45 moreShow less2.152.162.182.192.202.212.222.24.12.252.272.27.12.282.292.302.30.12.30.22.312.322.332.342.352.35.12.362.372.37.12.37.22.37.2.22.382.38.12.38.22.392.39.32.402.40-beta2.40.12.40.22.40.32.40.42.40.52.412.41.22.41.32.422.432.44 |
2.96.1 |
jenkinsRed Hat:openshift:4.10::el8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:2.401.1.1685677065-1.el8 | 0:2.401.1.1685677065-1.el8 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.10::el8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.10.1685679861-1.el8 | 0:4.10.1685679861-1.el8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Email Extension, published May 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext 2.96.1.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-05-16
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3625
docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.10/release_notes/ocp-4-10-release-notes.html
Show 26 moreShow less
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2170431
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2023/rhsa-2023_3625.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41966
spring.io/blog/2023/03/20/spring-framework-6-0-7-and-5-3-26-fix-cve-2023-20860-and-cve-2023-20861
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