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medium 6.5

CVE-2022-36901 json

Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-2qh6-hhvv-m2ww , EUVD-2022-6210

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:http_request 1.16

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Exploit prediction

0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:http_request
<1.16
1.16

Affected products

  • Jenkins project Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
  • CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
  • CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

Sources

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