HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequest.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration when using (deprecated) Basic/Digest Authentication. These passwords can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36901
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-07-27/#SECURITY-2053
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/27/1
• jenkinsci/http-request-plugin@a2cf345