6.7

CVE-2023-50770: jenkins project jenkins openid connect authentication plugin Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
Published 13-12-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-50770 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in jenkins project jenkins openid connect authentication plugin. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Jenkins1 product
Jenkins project1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
  • oic-auth< 4.229.vf736b

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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