What is CVE-2023-41939?

CVE-2023-41939 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Ssh2 Easy, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-41939?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Ssh2 Easy

CVE-2023-41939

Jenkins SSH2 Easy Plugin 1.4 and earlier does not verify that permissions configured to be granted are enabled, potentially allowing users formerly granted (typically optional permissions, like Overall/Manage) to access functionality they're no longer entitled to.

EPSS: 0.006 (42.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jenkins Ssh2_easy
Jenkins Project Ssh2 Easy Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41939?: CVE-2023-41939 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Ssh2 Easy, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-41939?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.