CVE-2022-27216 Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins dbCharts Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published 15 Mar 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers with Jenkins controller file system access can read unencrypted JDBC passwords stored in the dbCharts plugin configuration.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-27216?

CVE-2022-27216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins dbCharts 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 dbCharts Plugin 0.5.2 and earlier stores JDBC connection passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27216?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dbCharts` Maven	All versions to `0.5.2`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dbCharts` Maven	All versions to `0.5.2`	None

Products include Jenkins Dbcharts.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x75r-g63m-82wj.