CVE-2023-43500 — build-failure-analyzer
HIGHCVE-2023-43500 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer. A fix is available for com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- 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-2023-43500.
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
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerReal-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 Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a connection test HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified hostname and port using attacker-specified username and password.
Additionally, this HTTP endpoint does not require POST requests, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.
Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.2 requires POST requests and Overall/Administer permission for the affected HTTP endpoint.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer | all versions | 2.4.2com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer:2.4.2 |
Affected Products
build failure analyzerjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer to 2.4.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-43500 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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
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