CVE-2022-27206 Client Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin

What is CVE-2022-27206?

CVE-2022-27206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml 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-2022-27206?

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

Products include Jenkins Gitlab Authentication.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27206?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitlab-oauth to 1.14 or later.

Is CVE-2022-27206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin

• CVE-2020-2228 Improper authorization of users and groups with the same base name in Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin High 8.8
• CVE-2023-39153 CSRF vulnerability in GitLab Authentication Plugin Medium 5.4
• CVE-2022-25196 Open redirect vulnerability in Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin Medium 5.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hx3r-qwxv-5jw9.