CVE-2023-40347 — maven-artifact-choicelist…
MEDIUMCVE-2023-40347 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-522 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:maven-artifact-choicelistprovider. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Jenkins Maven Artifact ChoiceListProvider (Nexus) Plugin vulnerable to exposure of system-scoped credentials
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-2023-40347.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:maven-artifact-choicelistproviderReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Jenkins Maven Artifact ChoiceListProvider (Nexus) Plugin 1.14 and earlier does not set the appropriate context for credentials lookup, allowing the use of System-scoped credentials otherwise reserved for the global configuration.
This allows attackers with Item/Configure permission to access and capture credentials they are not entitled to.
As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:maven-artifact-choicelistprovider | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
maven artifact choicelistprovider \(nexus\)jenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:maven-artifact-choicelistprovider, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of org.jenkins-ci.plugins:maven-artifact-choicelistprovider for CVE-2023-40347. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-40347 in your dependencies?
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