# CVE-2023-32998: Jenkins AppSpider Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-32998-jenkins-appspider-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-05-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-32998 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-05-16

Jenkins AppSpider Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability

Technologies: [com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-rapid7-jenkinsci-appspider-plugin). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-32998 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-32998 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-32998?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 May 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-32998?** Yes. com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-32998?** Check whether you run com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (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

- com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.16 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin to 1.0.16 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.16

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-32998
- GHSA-vgfw-766v-7q82

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