CVE-2023-24442 Plaintext storage of Access Token in Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers with Jenkins controller file system access can read unencrypted GitHub and Sonar credentials stored in the plugin configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-24442?

CVE-2023-24442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin 2.2.0 and earlier stores the GitHub Personal Access Token, Sonar access token and Sonar password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24442?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-pr-coverage-status MavenAll versions to 2.2.0None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-pr-coverage-status MavenAll versions to 2.2.0None

Products include Jenkins Github Pull Request Coverage Status.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-24442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x65-4fjx-r7m6.

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