# CVE-2022-34781: Missing permission checks in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin allow capturing credentials

> Attackers with read access can steal Jenkins credentials by connecting to a malicious server due to missing permission checks in the XL Release plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2588-cx6w-6vm6

## What is CVE-2022-34781?

CVE-2022-34781 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin, published on 30 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing permission checks in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin 22.0.0 and earlier allow attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34781?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin` | Maven | All versions | 22.0.1 |
| `com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin` | Maven | All versions | 22.0.1 |

Products: Jenkins Xebialabs Xl Release.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34781?

Upgrade com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin to 22.0.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-34781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin

- [CVE-2022-34780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34780/): CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-34779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34779/): Missing permission checks in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin allow enumerating credentials IDs (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34781 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34781 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins XebiaLabs XL Release Plugin, published on 30 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 22.0.1
- com.xebialabs.ci:xlrelease-plugin (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 22.0.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34781/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34781/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34781
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34781
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34781

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34781/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.