SB2022072812 - Key Exchange without Entity Authentication in Jenkins Git client plugin
Published: July 28, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022072812
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36881)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform SSH host key verification when connecting to Git repositories via SSH. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept these connections
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.