# CVE-2025-47889: Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin Fails to Properly Authenticate User Credentials

> Unauthenticated attackers can log in to Jenkins controllers using any credentials due to missing validation in the WSO2 OAuth plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2025
- **Updated:** 19 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p89h-p4ph-4vj6

## What is CVE-2025-47889?

CVE-2025-47889 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin, published on 14 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin 1.0 and earlier, authentication claims are accepted without validation by the "WSO2 Oauth" security realm, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in to controllers using this security realm using any username and any password, including usernames that do not exist.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47889?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:wso2id-oauth. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:wso2id-oauth` | Maven | All versions to 1.0 | None |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:wso2id-oauth` | Maven | All versions to 1.0 | None |

Products: Jenkins Wso2 Oauth.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-47889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-47889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin

- [CVE-2023-30528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30528/): Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin does not mask the WSO2 Oauth client secret on the global configuration form (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-33005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33005/): Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin Session Fixation vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-33006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33006/): Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin cross-site request forgery vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-30527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30527/): Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin stores WSO2 Oauth client secret unencrypted in global config.xml file on Jenkins controller (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-47889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-47889 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins WSO2 Oauth Plugin, published on 14 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:wso2id-oauth (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.0; no fix listed
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:wso2id-oauth (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.0; no fix listed

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-2025-47889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47889/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.