CVE-2022-43424
Agent-to-controller security bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin
Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
- Record
CVE-2022-43424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
- Record
CVE-2022-43424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7128
Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7128- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfcw-83qg-4vw3
Agent-to-controller security bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin
Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed.
It allows attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
This vulnerability is only exploitable in Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier. See the LTS upgrade guide.
Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.8 restricts execution of the agent/controller message to agents.
- Record
GHSA-mfcw-83qg-4vw3- 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-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mfcw-83qg-4vw3
Agent-to-controller security bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin
Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.7 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed.
It allows attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.
This vulnerability is only exploitable in Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier. See the LTS upgrade guide.
Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage Plugin 1.0.8 restricts execution of the agent/controller message to agents.
- Record
GHSA-mfcw-83qg-4vw3- 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-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-xpediter-code-coverageMaven |
before 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 |
com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-xpediter-code-coverageMaven |
before 1.0.8, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.7 |
1.0.8 |
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-2022-43424 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Jenkins Compuware Xpediter Code Coverage, published October 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-xpediter-code-coverage 1.0.8.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43424
github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-xpediter-code-coverage-plugin/commit/e506fc9e77a2609f6a5aa331e052d35be652071c