Observable discrepancy in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin
Priority LOW 31CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin 1.84.1 and earlier uses a non-constant time comparison function when checking whether the provided and expected webhook token are equal, potentially allowing attackers to use statistical methods to obtain a valid webhook token.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00629 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven): 1.84.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin | up to 1.84.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven) | before 1.84.2 | 1.84.2 | Patch available | GHSA-2jxx-2x93-2q2f |
- Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.84.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.84.2 Fixed in 1.84.2 Patch available GHSA-2jxx-2x93-2q2f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2jxx-2x93-2q2f org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven) Fixed in 1.84.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43412
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jxx-2x93-2q2f
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04749 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08898 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-43412 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43412 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jxx-2x93-2q2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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