CVE-2022-28141 Password stored in plain text by Jenkins Proxmox Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with file system access can read unencrypted Proxmox passwords from the Jenkins configuration file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-28141?

CVE-2022-28141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Proxmox Plugin, published on 29 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Proxmox Plugin 0.5.0 and earlier stores the Proxmox Datacenter password 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-2022-28141?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:proxmox MavenAll versions0.6.0
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:proxmox MavenAll versions0.6.0

Products include Jenkins Proxmox.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28141?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:proxmox to 0.6.0 or later.

Is CVE-2022-28141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w97x-j6rg-55v5.

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