Active Directory Plugin up to 2.30 on Jenkins TLS cleartext transmission

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Active Directory Plugin up to 2.30 on Jenkins. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TLS Handler. The manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-37943. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Active Directory Plugin up to 2.30 on Jenkins (Jenkins Plugin). Affected is an unknown code block of the component TLS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.30 and earlier ignores the "Require TLS" and "StartTls" options and always performs the connection test to Active directory unencrypted, allowing attackers able to capture network traffic between the Jenkins controller and Active Directory servers to obtain Active Directory credentials.

The weakness was published 07/12/2023. The advisory is available at jenkins.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-37943 since 07/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1040 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Jenkins Plugin

Name

• Active Directory Plugin

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30

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