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CVE-2022-27216

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-27216 affects the Jenkins dbCharts Plugin versions 0.5.2 and earlier, where JDBC connection passwords are stored unencrypted in the global configuration file on the Jenkins controller. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating that an authenticated attacker with local access to the Jenkins controller file system can view these sensitive credentials, potentially leading to a compromise of connected databases. While the vulnerability allows for high confidentiality impact, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:dbcharts:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-x75r-g63m-82wjmedium

Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins dbCharts Plugin

Mar 16, 2022

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2022-03-15
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory