CVE-2022-27206
Client Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it 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 GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-27206- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-27206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1447 No score
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1447- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx3r-qwxv-5jw9
Client Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
This client secret can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-hx3r-qwxv-5jw9- 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-311, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-27206- 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-hx3r-qwxv-5jw9
Client Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin
Jenkins GitLab Authentication Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
This client secret can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-hx3r-qwxv-5jw9- 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-311, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitlab-oauthMaven |
before 1.14 | 1.14 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitlab-oauthMaven |
before 1.14, plus listed versions 1.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.7 Show 15 moreShow less1.0.81.0.91.11.101.111.121.131.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9 |
1.14 |
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-2022-27206 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Gitlab Authentication, published March 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitlab-oauth 1.14.