CVE-2022-43426
AWS secrets displayed without masking by Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin
Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
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 S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
- Record
CVE-2022-43426- 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-256
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
- Record
CVE-2022-43426- 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-256
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7127
Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7127- 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-mf4p-wjrm-cmjp
AWS secrets displayed without masking by Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin
S3 Explorer Plugin stores AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in its global configuration file s3explorer.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
While this secret is stored encrypted on disk, in S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier the global configuration form does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
- Record
GHSA-mf4p-wjrm-cmjp- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-549
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mf4p-wjrm-cmjp
AWS secrets displayed without masking by Jenkins S3 Explorer Plugin
S3 Explorer Plugin stores AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in its global configuration file s3explorer.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
While this secret is stored encrypted on disk, in S3 Explorer Plugin 1.0.8 and earlier the global configuration form does not mask the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY form field, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
- Record
GHSA-mf4p-wjrm-cmjp- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-549
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:s3explorerMaven |
through 1.0.8 | None known |
io.jenkins.plugins:s3explorerMaven |
through 1.0.8, plus listed versions 1.0.7 |
None known |
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-2022-43426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Jenkins S3 Explorer, published October 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.