CVE-2022-23114: 
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2022-23114 is a security vulnerability affecting the Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin versions 1.22 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 12, 2022, and is identified as SECURITY-2291 in Jenkins security advisory. This vulnerability affects the plugin's password storage mechanism in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller (Jenkins Advisory).

The vulnerability is classified as a low severity issue where the Publish Over SSH Plugin stores passwords in an unencrypted format within its global configuration file 'jenkins.plugins.publishoverssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin.xml' on the Jenkins controller. This file is part of the plugin's configuration and contains sensitive credential information that should be encrypted (Jenkins Advisory).

The primary impact of this vulnerability is that passwords stored in the plugin's configuration can be viewed by any users who have access to the Jenkins controller file system. This exposure of credentials could potentially lead to unauthorized access to SSH servers configured in the plugin (Jenkins Advisory).

As of the advisory publication date, no fix was available for this vulnerability in the Publish Over SSH Plugin. Users are advised to carefully manage file system access to the Jenkins controller to prevent unauthorized access to the configuration files (Jenkins Advisory).