CVE-2022-23114 Password stored in plain text by Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin

Low 3.3 Published 12 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers with file system access can read unencrypted SSH passwords stored in the Jenkins Publish Over SSH plugin configuration.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-23114?

CVE-2022-23114 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin, published on 12 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin 1.22 and earlier stores password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23114?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh` Maven	All versions	`1.23`
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh` Maven	All versions	`1.23`

Products include Jenkins Publish Over Ssh.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23114?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh to 1.23 or later.

Is CVE-2022-23114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3rr-wph6-9638.