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Jenkins SSH Plugin user passwords for encrypted SSH keys stored in plaintext

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.5

Patched versions

2.5
maven org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:ssh (Maven)
<= 2.3
None

Description

The SSH Plugin stores credentials which allow jobs to access remote servers via the SSH protocol. User passwords and passphrases for encrypted SSH keys are stored in plaintext in a configuration file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 1, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Nov 22, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-1000245

GHSA ID

GHSA-5gmf-8gh2-hhfp

Source code

No known source code
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