SB2022092320 - Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Jenkins SmallTest plugin
Published: September 23, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092320
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
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 vulnerability.
1) Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41243)
CWE-ID: CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform hostname validation when connecting to the configured SmallTest server. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to intercept these connections
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.