CVE-2022-36888 Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints that perform Vault connection tests

What is CVE-2022-36888?

CVE-2022-36888 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin, published on 27 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin 354.vdb_858fd6b_f48 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to obtain credentials stored in Vault with attacker-specified path and keys.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36888?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.datapipe.jenkins.plugins:hashicorp-vault-plugin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Hashicorp Vault.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36888?

Upgrade com.datapipe.jenkins.plugins:hashicorp-vault-plugin to 355.v3b_38d767a_b_a_8 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-36888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin

• CVE-2023-33001 Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin has improper masking of credentials High 7.5
• CVE-2022-25186 Agent-to-controller security bypass in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin Medium 6.5
• CVE-2022-25197 Agent-to-controller security bypass in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin allows reading arbitrary files Medium 6.5
• CVE-2022-23109 Improper credentials masking in Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin Medium 6.5
• CVE-2025-67642 Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Plugin exposes system-scoped Vault credentials Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vpf7-q2rx-26mh.