Medium

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in Jenkins Configuration as Code Plugin

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

Jenkins Configuration as Code Plugin 1.24 and earlier did not escape values resulting in variable interpolation during configuration import when exporting, allowing attackers with permission to change Jenkins system configuration to obtain the values of environment variables.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.jenkins:configuration-as-code < 1.25 1.25

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-116
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.jenkins:configuration-as-code
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5r6p-p9r6-r326 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.jenkins:configuration-as-code

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
01.2022 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 7
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 9
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in Jenkins Configuration as Code Plugin this entry
    Medium · 5.4 CVE-2019-10362 < 1.25 1.25
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2018-1000610 < 0.8-alpha 0.8-alpha

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