Medium

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Stores Passwords in a Recoverable Format

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated users can recover credentials. The component is: config-variables.jelly line #30 (passwordVariable). The attack vector is: Attacker creates and executes a Jenkins job.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding = 1.17 no fix

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-257, CWE-522
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j7gw-mwfg-vqf4 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
8
First → latest
01.2022 05.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 5
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 5
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 1
  5. 2026: 2
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-42520 < 720.v3f6decef43ea 720.v3f6decef43ea
  2. Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Stores Passwords in a Recoverable Format this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2019-1010241 = 1.17 no fix
  3. Medium · 4.3 CVE-2022-20616 >= 1.25, < 1.27.1, < 1.24.1 1.27.1, 1.24.1

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