Medium severity · published Jan 12, 2022
CVE-2022-20616
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to…
4.3
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to validate if a credential ID refers to a secret file credential and whether it's a zip file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CB
Credentials Binding · Jenkins
through 1.27 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20616
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/6
Vendor Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-01-12/#SECURITY-2342
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