Missing authorization in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing permission check in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified hostname and port using attacker-specified username and password.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin | up to 2.4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) | before 2.4.2 | 2.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-55q6-r3hm-7ff4 |
- Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.2 Fixed in 2.4.2 Patch available GHSA-55q6-r3hm-7ff4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-55q6-r3hm-7ff4 com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) Fixed in 2.4.2 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-09-20
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23257 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer PluginPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2023-23256 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer PluginPriority LOW 25
- TI-2023-23259 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer PluginPriority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55q6-r3hm-7ff4
References
More Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23257 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12415 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12417 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2016-04309 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-02121 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-23256 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-43501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55q6-r3hm-7ff4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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