CVE-2023-6148: Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-6148?

policy compliance: upgrade to newer than 1.0.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2023-6148 being exploited?

CVE-2023-6148 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2023-6148 affect?

CVE-2023-6148 affects policy compliance. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.7). Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This all

Q: How urgent is CVE-2023-6148?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 5.7UPGRADE

CVE-2023-6148 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.7) affecting policy compliance. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This allowed any user with login access and access to configure or edit jobs to utilize the plugin to configure a potential rouge endpoint via which it was possible to control response for certain request which could b

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 60%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-01-09
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Qualys, Inc. · Vendor: qualys

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-01-09 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:50 UTCUpdated Record last modified

qualys policy compliance UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.0.5

Fixed in: newer than 1.0.5

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy policy-compliance || rpm -q policy-compliance || policy-compliance --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.0.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade policy-compliance

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade policy-compliance

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-6148?

policy compliance: upgrade to newer than 1.0.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-6148 being exploited?

CVE-2023-6148 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-6148 affect?

CVE-2023-6148 affects policy compliance. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.7). Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected by a security flaw, which was missing a permission check while performing a connectivity check to Qualys Cloud Services. This all

How urgent is CVE-2023-6148?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Jenkins vulnerabilities · Jenkins plugins vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-6147 MEDIUM 5.7 UPGRADE Qualys Jenkins Plugin for Policy Compliance prior to version and including 1.0.5 was identified to be affected

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