Medium

Missing permission checks in AWS Credentials Plugin

  • Disclosed: 16.03.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

A missing permission check in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin 189.v3551d5642995 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an AWS service using an attacker-specified token.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials < 191.vcb_f183ce58b_9 191.vcb_f183ce58b_9

References

CVSS score 4.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-276, CWE-862
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials
Disclosed
16.03.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m9gv-4523-jffm - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials

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.

Total entries
3
First → latest
03.2022 05.2022
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 3
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Missing permission checks in AWS Credentials Plugin this entry
    Medium · 4.3 CVE-2022-27199 < 191.vcb_f183ce58b_9 191.vcb_f183ce58b_9
  2. High · 8.0 CVE-2022-27198 <= 189.v3551d5642995 no fix

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