CVE-2023-39154
Incorrect permission checks in Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin allow capturing credentials
Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier allow attackers with global Item/Configure 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
Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier allow attackers with global Item/Configure permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-39154- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier allow attackers with global Item/Configure permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-39154- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2008
Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier allow attackers with global Item/Configure permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2008- 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-8wgf-3mrj-73x7
Incorrect permission checks in Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin allow capturing credentials
Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier does not correctly perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints.
This allows attackers with global Item/Configure permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.11 requires the appropriate permissions for the affected HTTP endpoints.
- Record
GHSA-8wgf-3mrj-73x7- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8wgf-3mrj-73x7
Incorrect permission checks in Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin allow capturing credentials
Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.10 and earlier does not correctly perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints.
This allows attackers with global Item/Configure permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Qualys Web App Scanning Connector Plugin 2.0.11 requires the appropriate permissions for the affected HTTP endpoints.
- Record
GHSA-8wgf-3mrj-73x7- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-wasMaven |
before 2.0.11 | 2.0.11 |
com.qualys.plugins:qualys-wasMaven |
before 2.0.11, plus listed versions 2.0.102.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.9 |
2.0.11 |
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-2023-39154 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Qualys Web App Scanning Connector, published July 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in com.qualys.plugins:qualys-was 2.0.11.