Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db and earlier transmits the private key in plain text as part of the global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin | up to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven) | up to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3g2g-rcm6-rrq2 |
- Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3g2g-rcm6-rrq2
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin unspecified
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-10059 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps PluginPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-10060 Missing authorization in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps PluginPriority LOW 30
- TI-2023-10061 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps PluginPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g2g-rcm6-rrq2
References
More Jenkins Jira Pipeline Steps vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10059 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-10060 Missing authorization in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-10061 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-24440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-24440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3g2g-rcm6-rrq2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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