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TI-2023-27700 Aliases CVE-2023-50770GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr

Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

Priority LOW 29CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00286 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven): 4.229.vf736b

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Pluginup to 2.6—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven)before 4.229.vf736b4.229.vf736bPatch availableGHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
  • Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.229.vf736b Fixed in 4.229.vf736b Patch available GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:openid:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 2.6VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:openid:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 2.6 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth (Maven) Fixed in 4.229.vf736b Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-12-13

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-27701 Open redirect in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication PluginPriority LOW 28
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50770
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2023-10066 Jenkins OpenID Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not invalidate the previous session on login. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10068 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins OpenID Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-15944 Missing authorization in Jenkins openid Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-15943 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins openid Plugin CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-10067 Open redirect in Jenkins OpenID Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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