CVE-2022-34809
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins RQM Plugin
Jenkins RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-34809- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-34809- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6372 No score
Jenkins RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6372- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m59q-vgq9-75cr
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins RQM Plugin
RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file net.praqma.jenkins.rqm.RqmBuilder.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-m59q-vgq9-75cr- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m59q-vgq9-75cr
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins RQM Plugin
RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file net.praqma.jenkins.rqm.RqmBuilder.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-m59q-vgq9-75cr- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
net.praqma:rqm-pluginMaven |
through 2.8 | None known |
net.praqma:rqm-pluginMaven |
through 2.8, plus listed versions 1.02.02.12.22.3 Show 4 moreShow less2.42.52.62.7 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34809 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Rqm, published June 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.