What is CVE-2022-20621?

CVE-2022-20621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Metrics, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-20621?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Metrics

CVE-2022-20621

Jenkins Metrics Plugin 4.0.2.8 and earlier stores an access key unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Metrics
Jenkins Project Metrics Plugin — versions unspecified, 4.0.2.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20621?: CVE-2022-20621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Metrics, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-20621?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.