What is CVE-2023-24440?

CVE-2023-24440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira Pipeline Steps, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-24440?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Jira Pipeline Steps

CVE-2023-24440

Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db and earlier transmits the private key in plain text as part of the global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Jira_pipeline_steps
Jenkins Project Jira Pipeline Steps Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24440?: CVE-2023-24440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira Pipeline Steps, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-24440?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.