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CVE-2023-32979

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2023-05-16 16:15:10.673000
Last modified
2026-10-28 19:10:00.193000
View original CVE JSON
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      "value": "El Plugin de Extensión de Correo Electrónico de Jenkins no realiza una verificación de permisos en un método que implementa la validación de formularios, permitiendo a atacantes con permiso General/Lectura verificar la existencia de archivos en el directorio email-templates/ en el directorio de inicio de Jenkins en el sistema de archivos del controlador."
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