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CVE-2024-39459

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-39459 affects Jenkins Plain Credentials Plugin versions 182.v468b_97b_9dcb_8 and earlier, where it can store secret file credentials unencrypted (Base64 encoded) on the Jenkins controller filesystem. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) allows authenticated attackers with filesystem access or specific read permissions to view sensitive credentials. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 182.v468b_97b_9dcb_8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:plain_credentials:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:plain-credentialsFixed in: 183.va
jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift Developer Tools and ServicesFixed in: jenkins-2-plugins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-3cpq-rw36-cppvmedium

Secret file credentials stored unencrypted in rare cases by Plain Credentials Plugin

Jun 26, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-39459Moderate

jenkins: plain-credentials: Improper storage of credentials

Jun 26, 2024

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2024-06-26
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/06/26/2
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