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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-32979

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check f…

Published May 16, 2023 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · email extension

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-32979. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of email extension is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.50%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe jenkins/email extension

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file system.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe jenkins/email extension<= 2.96

How to fix CVE-2023-32979

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-32979 lists a fix boundary at 2.96. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected <= 2.96

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-32979. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of email extension is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with jenkins/email extension <= 2.96. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.50%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 16, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file system.

  2. Oct 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file system.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-32979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-32979

    Jenkins Email Extension Plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of files in the email-templates/ directory in the Jenkins home directory on the controller file

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 28, 2026