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CVE-2022-20621

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-20621 affects Jenkins Metrics Plugin versions 4.0.2.8 and earlier, where an access key is stored unencrypted in the global configuration file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating that a local attacker with low privileges can access the Jenkins controller file system to view the sensitive key, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:metrics:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:metricsFixed in: 4.0.2.8.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:metricsFixed in: 4.0.2.7.1
jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-gg9m-x3cg-69vhmedium

Access key stored in plain text by Jenkins Metrics Plugin

Jan 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-20621Low

jenkins-2-plugins/metrics: stores access keys unencrypted in its global configuration file

Jan 12, 2022

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2022-01-12
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory