CVE-2023-46654
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during the cleanup process of the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step, allowing attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during the cleanup process of the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step, allowing attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-46654- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during the cleanup process of the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step, allowing attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-46654- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2769
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during the cleanup process of the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step, allowing attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2769- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx7x-rf3f-j644
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion
In Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin, artifacts that were previously copied from an agent to the controller are deleted after publishing by the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step.
CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during this cleanup process.
This allows attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.33 deletes symbolic links without following them.
- Record
GHSA-jx7x-rf3f-j644- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during the cleanup process of the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step, allowing attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-46654- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jx7x-rf3f-j644
Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion
In Jenkins CloudBees CD Plugin, artifacts that were previously copied from an agent to the controller are deleted after publishing by the 'CloudBees CD - Publish Artifact' post-build step.
CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.32 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected directory during this cleanup process.
This allows attackers able to configure jobs to delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
CloudBees CD Plugin 1.1.33 deletes symbolic links without following them.
- Record
GHSA-jx7x-rf3f-j644- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:electricflowMaven |
before 1.1.33 | 1.1.33 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:electricflowMaven |
before 1.1.33, plus listed versions 1.01.1.11.1.101.1.111.1.12 Show 31 moreShow less1.1.131.1.141.1.151.1.161.1.171.1.181.1.18.11.1.18.21.1.191.1.21.1.201.1.211.1.221.1.22.11.1.231.1.241.1.251.1.261.1.271.1.281.1.291.1.31.1.301.1.311.1.321.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.71.1.81.1.9 |
1.1.33 |
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-2023-46654 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Jenkins Cloudbees Cd, published October 25, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:electricflow 1.1.33.