CVE-2023-32996 — miniorange-saml-sp
MEDIUMCVE-2023-32996 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp. A fix is available for io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins SAML Single Sign On(SSO) Plugin missing permission checks
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-32996.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Jenkins SAML Single Sign On(SSO) Plugin 2.0.0 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to send an HTTP POST request with JSON body containing attacker-specified content, to miniOrange’s API for sending emails.
Additionally, this HTTP endpoint does not require POST requests, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.
SAML Single Sign On(SSO) Plugin 2.0.1 removes the affected HTTP endpoint.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp | all versions | 2.0.1io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp:2.0.1 |
Affected Products
saml single sign-onjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update io.jenkins.plugins:miniorange-saml-sp to 2.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-32996 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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