# CVE-2023-49652: Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin has incorrect permission checks

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-49652-jenkins-google-compute-engine-plugin-has-incorrect-permission  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-11-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-49652 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-29

Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin has incorrect permission checks

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-49652 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-49652 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-49652?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 November 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.3.17.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-49652?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine (Maven): upgrade to 4.3.17.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-49652?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine (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:google-compute-engine (Maven): upgrade to 4.3.17.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine to 4.3.17.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.3.17.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-49652
- GHSA-pgpj-83g3-mfr2

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- [Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin Missing Authorization vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16547-jenkins-google-compute-engine-plugin-missing-authorization)
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- [Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16548-jenkins-google-compute-engine-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery)
- [Private key stored in plain text by Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-29052-private-key-stored-in-plain-text-by-jenkins-google-compute-engine)