5.7
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-6148
Qualys Jenkins Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description

Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access and access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin to configure a potential rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XSS payloads leading to XSS while processing the response data

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6148 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qualys policy_compliance
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update Jenkins plugins to the following versions: - Git server Plugin to version 99.101.v720e86326c09 or later - GitLab Branch Source Plugin to version 688.v5fa_356ee8520 or later - Log Command Plugin: See vendor advisory - Matrix Project Plugin to version 822.824.v14451b_c0fd42 or later - Qualys Policy Compliance Scanning Connector Plugin to version 1.0.6 or later - Red Hat Dependency Analytics Plugin to version 0.9.0 or later See vendor advisory for more details.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-6148.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-6148 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-6148 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-6148 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6148 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access and access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin to configure a potential rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XSS payloads leading to XSS while processing the response data Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access and access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin to configure a potential rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XSS payloads leading to XSS while processing the response data
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
    Added Reference https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Qualys, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ No Types Assigned https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qualys:policy_compliance:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.5
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access and access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin to configure a potential rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could be injected with XSS payloads leading to XSS while processing the response data
    Added Reference Qualys, Inc. https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Qualys, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 Qualys, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} 0.12%

score

0.63373

percentile