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Access key stored in plain text by Jenkins Metrics Plugin

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 27, 2023

Package

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:metrics (Maven)

Affected versions

= 4.0.2.8
< 4.0.2.7.1

Patched versions

4.0.2.8.1
4.0.2.7.1

Description

Jenkins Metrics Plugin 4.0.2.8 and earlier stores an access key unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.metrics.api.MetricsAccessKey.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.

This access key can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Jenkins Metrics Plugin 4.0.2.8.1 stores access key encrypted once its configuration is saved again.

Additionally, the token value is only displayed once when it is generated.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 12, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 13, 2022
Reviewed May 4, 2022
Last updated Oct 27, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.044%
(13th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-20621

GHSA ID

GHSA-gg9m-x3cg-69vh

Source code

Credits

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