4.3

CVE-2023-32979: jenkins email_extension

Modified
AliasesGHSA-6gp4-2f92-j2w5
Published 16-05-2023Last modified 23-01-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-32979 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in jenkins email_extension. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2023:3625

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Jenkins1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
  • email-ext< 2.96.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links