CVE-2023-50770

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2023 at 05:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenid Connect Authentication

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.6

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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