Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2022 · Assigned by jenkins

CVE-2022-36881

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Jenkins Git client Plugin from Jenkins project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jenkins Git client Plugin 3.11.0 and earlier does not perform SSH host key verification when connecting to Git repositories via SSH, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client3.11.1GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jenkins project Jenkins Git client Plugin unspecified – through 3.11.0

References