# CVE-2024-39459: Secret file credentials stored unencrypted in rare cases by Plain Credentials Plugin

> Attackers with file system or extended read access can view unencrypted secret credentials stored by the Jenkins Plain Credentials Plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 26 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cpq-rw36-cppv

## What is CVE-2024-39459?

CVE-2024-39459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Plain Credentials Plugin, published on 26 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In rare cases Jenkins Plain Credentials Plugin 182.v468b_97b_9dcb_8 and earlier stores secret file credentials unencrypted (only Base64 encoded) on the Jenkins controller file system, where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system (global credentials) or with Item/Extended Read permission (folder-scoped credentials).

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39459?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentials` | Maven | All versions | 183.va |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentials` | Maven | All versions | 183.va |

Products: Jenkins Plain Credentials.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39459?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentials to 183.va or later.

## Is CVE-2024-39459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Plain Credentials Plugin, published on 26 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentials (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 183.va
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentials (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 183.va

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-2024-39459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39459

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39459/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.