AnsibleApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2023-32983
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins Ansible Plugin 204.v8191fd551eb_f and earlier does not mask extra variables displayed on the configuration form, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jenkins Ansible Plugin 204.v8191fd551eb_f and earlier displays extra variables in plain text on the job configuration form instead of masking them as sensitive fields. Since extra variables in Ansible can contain credentials, API keys, passwords, or other secrets, this allows attackers with Jenkins UI access to observe and capture these sensitive values.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
AnsibleApplication
<= 204.v8191fd551eb_fCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Jenkins Ansible Plugin is installedNavigate to Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed tab and search for 'Ansible' in the filter. Confirm the Ansible plugin appears in the list of installed plugins.Affected if The Ansible plugin is not installed in Jenkins.
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Check installed Ansible plugin versionIn the Installed Plugins tab, locate the Ansible plugin and note the Version column. Compare this version number against 204.v8191fd551eb_f (the vulnerable version).Affected if The installed version is 204.v8191fd551eb_f or earlier.
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Identify jobs using Ansible plugin with extra variablesNavigate to Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Credentials or review individual job configurations. For each job configured to use the Ansible plugin, inspect the 'Extra Variables' or 'Advanced' fields in the Ansible build step configuration.Affected if Jobs are configured with extra variables that contain sensitive values such as passwords, API keys, tokens, or secrets.
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Confirm extra variables display in plain textOpen a job configuration that uses the Ansible plugin with extra variables. Observe the job configuration form - if the extra variable values are visible as plain text instead of being masked or hidden, the vulnerability is present.Affected if Extra variable values appear as unmasked plain text in the job configuration form.
You are affected if the Ansible plugin version is 204.v8191fd551eb_f or earlier AND any Jenkins jobs using the plugin have extra variables configured that may contain sensitive data, as those values would be visible in plain text on the configuration form.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid storing sensitive data in Ansible extra variables; instead use Jenkins credentials or external secrets management. If extra variables must be used, implement form field masking in the plugin or upgrade to a patched version when available.
Fix this in Ansible
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32983 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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