CVE-2022-36901
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they 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 HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-36901- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-36901- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6210 No score
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6210- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qh6-hhvv-m2ww
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted
HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequest.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration when using (deprecated) Basic/Digest Authentication. These passwords can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-2qh6-hhvv-m2ww- 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-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-36901- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2qh6-hhvv-m2ww
Jenkins HTTP Request Plugin stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted
HTTP Request Plugin 1.15 and earlier stores HTTP Request passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.plugins.http_request.HttpRequest.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration when using (deprecated) Basic/Digest Authentication. These passwords can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-2qh6-hhvv-m2ww- 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-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:http_requestMaven |
before 1.16 | 1.16 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:http_requestMaven |
before 1.16, plus listed versions 1.11.101.111.121.13 Show 37 moreShow less1.141.151.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.8.11.8.101.8.111.8.121.8.131.8.141.8.151.8.161.8.171.8.181.8.191.8.21.8.201.8.211.8.221.8.231.8.241.8.251.8.261.8.271.8.31.8.41.8.51.8.61.8.71.8.81.8.91.9.0 |
1.16 |
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-2022-36901 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Http Request, published July 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:http_request 1.16.