Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

2023-12-1318:31:04

Google

osv.dev

jenkins

openid connect

authentication

plugin

password

local user

recoverable format

attack

administrator access

file system

CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.