CVE-2022-43419
API keys stored in plain text by Jenkins Katalon Plugin
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or 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 Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-43419- 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
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-43419- 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
EUVDEUVD-2022-6999
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6999- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35rx-7pc8-6963
API keys stored in plain text by Jenkins Katalon Plugin
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These API keys can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Katalon Plugin 1.0.33 no longer stores the API keys directly, instead accessing them through its Credentials Plugin integration, once affected job configurations are saved again.
- Record
GHSA-35rx-7pc8-6963- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-43419- 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-35rx-7pc8-6963
API keys stored in plain text by Jenkins Katalon Plugin
Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier stores API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These API keys can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Katalon Plugin 1.0.33 no longer stores the API keys directly, instead accessing them through its Credentials Plugin integration, once affected job configurations are saved again.
- Record
GHSA-35rx-7pc8-6963- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:katalonMaven |
before 1.0.33 | 1.0.33 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:katalonMaven |
before 1.0.33, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.18 Show 21 moreShow less1.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.9 |
1.0.33 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43419 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Katalon, published October 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:katalon 1.0.33.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43419
github.com/jenkinsci/katalon-plugin/pull/28