CVE-2022-28135

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Jenkins instant-messaging Plugin 1.41 and earlier stores passwords for group chats unencrypted in the global configuration file of plugins based on Jenkins instant-messaging Plugin on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins instant-messaging Plugin: before 1.42 — fixed in 1.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins project Jenkins instant-messaging Plugin 1.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/29/1
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-29/#SECURITY-2161
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/29/1
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-29/#SECURITY-2161

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