CVE-2023-50770: Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

December 13, 2023

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.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50770
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-12-13/

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