# CVE-2023-32983: Jenkins Ansible Plugin job configuration form does not mask variables

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-32983-jenkins-ansible-plugin-job-configuration-form-does-not-mask  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-05-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-32983 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-05-16

Jenkins Ansible Plugin job configuration form does not mask variables

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-32983 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-32983 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-32983?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 May 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=205.v4cb.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-32983?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible (Maven): upgrade to 205.v4cb or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-32983?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible (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.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible (Maven): upgrade to 205.v4cb or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible to 205.v4cb in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=205.v4cb

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-32983
- GHSA-97wp-63wq-hfwh

## Related threats

- [Jenkins Ansible Plugin stores and displays secrets in plain text](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-32982-jenkins-ansible-plugin-stores-and-displays-secrets-in-plain-text)
- [Missing permission checks in Jenkins Ansible Plugin allow enumerating credentials IDs](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2310-missing-permission-checks-in-jenkins-ansible-plugin-allow)
- [Jenkins Ansible Plugin man in the middle vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000149-jenkins-ansible-plugin-man-in-the-middle-vulnerability)