CVE-2022-41242
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-41242 is a security vulnerability identified in the extreme-feedback Plugin version 1.7 and earlier for Jenkins. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 21, 2022, and affects the plugin's HTTP endpoint implementation. This medium severity vulnerability impacts Jenkins installations using the affected versions of the extreme-feedback Plugin (Jenkins Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a missing permission check in an HTTP endpoint within the extreme-feedback Plugin. The security issue is tracked as SECURITY-2001 and has been assigned a Medium severity CVSS rating. The vulnerability affects all versions of the extreme-feedback Plugin up to and including version 1.7 (Jenkins Advisory).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to access sensitive information about the Jenkins installation. Specifically, attackers can discover information about job names attached to lamps, discover MAC and IP addresses of existing lamps, and rename lamps (Jenkins Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the advisory publication date, there is no fix available for this vulnerability in the extreme-feedback Plugin. Users should consider restricting access to the Jenkins installation and carefully managing user permissions to minimize potential exploitation (Jenkins Advisory).

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