CVE-2022-29036 Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Credentials Plugin

What is CVE-2022-29036?

CVE-2022-29036 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Credentials Plugin, published on 12 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jenkins Credentials Plugin 1111.v35a_307992395 and earlier, except 1087.1089.v2f1b_9a_b_040e4, 1074.1076.v39c30cecb_0e2, and 2.6.1.1, does not escape the name and description of Credentials parameters on views displaying parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29036?

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

Products include Jenkins Credentials.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29036?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.1.1, 1087.1089.v2f1b_9a_b_040e4 or 1074.1076.v39c30cecb_0e2.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-29036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Credentials Plugin

• CVE-2024-47805 Jenkins Credentials plugin reveals encrypted values of credentials to users with Extended Read permission High 7.5
• CVE-2021-21648 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Jenkins Credentials Plugin Medium 6.1
• CVE-2019-10320 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory in Jenkins Credentials Plugin Medium 4.3

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-rvg5-f5fj-mxvg.