CVE-2022-34799 Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins Deployment Dashboard Plugin

Medium 4.3 Published 30 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers with file system access can read unencrypted passwords stored in the Jenkins Deployment Dashboard 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-2022-34799?

CVE-2022-34799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Deployment Dashboard Plugin, published on 30 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Deployment Dashboard Plugin 1.0.10 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration 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-2022-34799?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2-deployment-dashboard. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2-deployment-dashboard` Maven	All versions to `1.0.10`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2-deployment-dashboard` Maven	All versions to `1.0.10`	None

Products include Jenkins Deployment Dashboard.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56hc-wf49-2h96.