Jenkins Folders Plugin 6.846.v23698686f0f6 and earlier does not require POST requests for an HTTP endpoint, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

This vulnerability allows attackers to copy an item, which could potentially automatically approve unsandboxed scripts and allow the execution of unsafe scripts.

Folders Plugin 6.848.ve3b_fd7839a_81 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoint.

Affected Packages

Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cloudbees-folder

Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 6.848.ve3b)

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-40336

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-4vqp-pcm3-73xp

Published

August 16, 2023 3:30 PM

Last Modified

August 16, 2023 9:14 PM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Maven

Primary Package

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cloudbees-folder

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: August 24, 2025 6:28 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.