# CVE-2023-24438: Missing permissions check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24438-missing-permissions-check-in-jenkins-jira-pipeline-steps-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-01-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-24438 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-01-26

Missing permissions check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-jira-steps). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-24438 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24438 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-24438?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 January 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24438?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-24438?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-24438
- GHSA-6j27-3xfw-cj2w

## Related threats

- [Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24440-cleartext-transmission-of-sensitive-information-in-jenkins-jira)
- [Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24439-plaintext-storage-of-a-password-in-jenkins-jira-pipeline-steps)
- [Cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24437-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-jenkins-jira-pipeline)