# CVE-2023-50770: Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

> Attackers with file system access can recover plaintext admin passwords from the Jenkins OpenId Connect plugin, leading to full administrative control.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr

## What is CVE-2023-50770?

CVE-2023-50770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin, published on 13 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50770?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` | Maven | All versions | 4.229.vf736b |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth` | Maven | All versions | 4.229.vf736b |

Products: Jenkins Openid.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50770?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth to 4.229.vf736b or later.

## Is CVE-2023-50770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

- [CVE-2023-24444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24444/): Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins OpenID Plugin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24446/): Cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins OpenID Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-1003098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003098/): Jenkins OpenID Plugin CSRF vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-1003099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003099/): Jenkins openid Plugin missing permission check (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-24445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24445/): Open redirect vulnerability in Jenkins OpenID Plugin (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin, published on 13 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.229.vf736b
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 4.229.vf736b

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-2023-50770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50770

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50770/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.