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TI-2023-16167 Aliases CVE-2023-32979GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5

Incorrect permission assignment in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin

Priority LOW 21CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00503 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins Email Extension Plugin (Jenkins Project): 2.96.1, 2.89.0.2org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven): 2.96.1Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Email Extension Plugin—2.96.1, 2.89.0.2Patch availableCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven)before 2.96.12.96.1Patch availableGHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5
  • Jenkins Email Extension Plugin VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.96.1, 2.89.0.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.96.1 Fixed in 2.96.1 Patch available GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:email_extension:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 2.96VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:email_extension:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 2.96 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins Email Extension Plugin (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.96.1, 2.89.0.2
  • Fix · GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) Fixed in 2.96.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:3625 Released 2023-06-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.62 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 jenkins-2-plugins-4.10.1685679861-1.el8, jenkins-2.401.1.1685677065-1.el8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Jenkins Email Extension Plugin — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-05-16

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-16168 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Email Extension PluginPriority LOW 20
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10Fixed RHSA-2023:3625
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-15877 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-11037 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-36179 Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 1933.v45cec755423f and earlier allows inlining images as… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-02109 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-15825 An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins Email Extension… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-01904 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] jenkins-email-ext CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
See all 10 →

Sources

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