Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-30959

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins SSH Plugin 2.6.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified SSH server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sshMaven	<= 2.6.1	—

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/ssh
Range: <= 2.6.1
Jenkins Project/Publish Over SSH Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-7h2j-h5xp-h3ghghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30959ghsaADVISORY
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-05-17/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2022-05-17
Jenkins Security Advisories · May 17, 2022

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