CVE-2023-37948
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin missing SSH host key validation
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting OCI clouds, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting OCI clouds, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-37948- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting OCI clouds, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-37948- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2086
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting OCI clouds, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2086- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j54r-w587-95q7
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin missing SSH host key validation
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not perform SSH host key validation when connecting to OCI clouds.
This lack of validation could be abused using a man-in-the-middle attack to intercept these connections to OCI clouds.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.17 provides strategies for performing host key validation for administrators to select the one that meets their security needs.
- Record
GHSA-j54r-w587-95q7- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j54r-w587-95q7
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin missing SSH host key validation
Jenkins Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not perform SSH host key validation when connecting to OCI clouds.
This lack of validation could be abused using a man-in-the-middle attack to intercept these connections to OCI clouds.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Plugin 1.0.17 provides strategies for performing host key validation for administrators to select the one that meets their security needs.
- Record
GHSA-j54r-w587-95q7- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oracle-cloud-infrastructure-computeMaven |
before 1.0.17 | 1.0.17 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oracle-cloud-infrastructure-computeMaven |
before 1.0.17, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 12 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.9 |
1.0.17 |
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-2023-37948 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Jenkins Cloud Infrastructure Compute, published July 12, 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:oracle-cloud-infrastructure-compute 1.0.17.