Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-20616
CVE-2022-20616
Description
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to validate if a credential ID refers to a secret file credential and whether it's a zip file.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-bindingMaven | >= 1.25, < 1.27.1 | 1.27.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-bindingMaven | < 1.24.1 | 1.24.1 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:credentials_binding:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*Range: <=1.27
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/6nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqm2-2gcx-p88wghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20616ghsaADVISORY
- www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-01-12/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/blob/2d78eb36f4d084db7fb35f1535d8d84fdcb7d859/2022/20xxx/CVE-2022-20616.jsonghsaWEB
- github.com/jenkinsci/credentials-binding-plugin/commit/2dd5eda721e52d9a5bf6748405adf965ba517d8aghsaWEB
News mentions
1- Jenkins Security Advisory 2022-01-12Jenkins Security Advisories · Jan 12, 2022