CVE-2023-37944
Jenkins Datadog Plugin does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
A missing permission check in Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A missing permission check in Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-37944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A missing permission check in Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-37944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2159
A missing permission check in Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2159- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3p4-7823-m33q
Jenkins Datadog Plugin does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Datadog Plugin 5.4.2 requires Overall/Administer permission to access the affected HTTP endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-w3p4-7823-m33q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A missing permission check in Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-37944- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w3p4-7823-m33q
Jenkins Datadog Plugin does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
Jenkins Datadog Plugin 5.4.1 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Datadog Plugin 5.4.2 requires Overall/Administer permission to access the affected HTTP endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-w3p4-7823-m33q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadogMaven |
before 5.4.2 | 5.4.2 |
org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadogMaven |
before 5.4.2, plus listed versions 0.2.10.3.00.4.00.4.10.5.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.5.10.5.20.5.30.5.40.5.50.5.60.5.70.6.10.6.20.6.30.6.40.6.50.7.00.7.11.0.01.0.11.0.21.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.2.02.0.02.1.02.1.12.10.02.11.02.12.02.13.02.2.02.3.02.4.02.5.02.6.02.7.02.8.02.8.12.8.22.8.32.9.03.0.03.0.13.0.23.1.03.1.1 |
5.4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2023-37944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Datadog, published July 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog 5.4.2.
References
Left out here: 16 versions. The JSON record has them.