CVE-2023-50770
Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.7
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-50770- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2023-50770- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-3130 No score
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 2.6 and earlier stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
- Record
EUVD-2023-3130- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
6.7
Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
6.7
Password stored in a recoverable format by Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin
Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin stores a password of a local user account used as an anti-lockout feature in a recoverable format, allowing attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system to recover the plain text password of that account, likely gaining administrator access to Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-authMaven |
before 4.229.vf736b | 4.229.vf736b |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-authMaven |
before 4.229.vf736b, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.31.4 Show 18 moreShow less1.51.61.71.82.0.02.12.22.32.42.52.63.04.220.v22331f08e6a_34.223.v503b_9a_75a_8a_f4.224.v62720cfa_026e4.225.v03326773b_44b_4.227.v36610663f7604.228.v0c3e8682ff1f |
4.229.vf736b |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50770 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Jenkins Openid, published December 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:oic-auth 4.229.vf736b.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-12-13
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50770
github.com/jenkinsci/oic-auth-plugin/issues/259
github.com/jenkins-infra/update-center2/pull/773
github.com/jenkinsci/oic-auth-plugin/pull/287
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r5w-jjr5-qvgr
github.com/jenkinsci/oic-auth-plugin