CVE-2023-43497

Upload disclosure and tampering via insecure temporary files

Published Sep 20, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Insecure temporary-file permissions in Jenkins 2.423 and earlier and LTS 2.414.1 and earlier allow local users to read or alter uploads. Stapler writes uploaded files into the shared system temporary directory using default creation permissions rather than isolating them in a restricted subdirectory. Exploitation requires access to the controller temporary directory on a system with a shared temporary directory, typically Linux; default permissions generally expose reads but not writes.

CVSS severity3.6
Low
EPSS probability0.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure temporary-file permissions in Jenkins 2.423 and earlier and LTS 2.414.1 and earlier allow local users to read or alter uploads. Stapler writes uploaded files into the shared system temporary directory using default creation permissions rather than isolating them in a restricted subdirectory. Exploitation requires access to the controller temporary directory on a system with a shared temporary directory, typically Linux; default permissions generally expose reads but not writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43497
Published
Sep 20, 2023
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Jenkins Project
Product
Jenkins
Classifications
CWE-434
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.423
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <lts_2.414.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jenkins Project · Jenkinsversion=0 <2.423; version=0 <lts_2.414.1

Published CVSS scores

3.6GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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