Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a low-privileged Jenkins user abuse the Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin to make Jenkins contact an attacker-controlled URL and potentially leak stored credentials. The main business risk is credential exposure from Jenkins, not direct system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a credential-protection issue. Prioritize Jenkins environments that store production, deployment, or cloud credentials, especially where many users have Overall/Read access.
Technical view
Jenkins Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin 10.0.3.503 and earlier lacks a required permission check. An attacker with Overall/Read permission and separately obtained credentials IDs can trigger a connection to an attacker-specified URL using those IDs, exposing credential material. CVSS is 6.5 with high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Jenkins environments that have Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin 10.0.3.503 or earlier installed. Attackers need authenticated Overall/Read access and credential IDs obtained through another method.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The vulnerability is remotely reachable by an authenticated Jenkins user and targets stored Jenkins credentials through plugin behavior.
Researcher notes
This is CWE-862, a missing authorization check. The attack requires authenticated Jenkins access and prior knowledge of credential IDs. The published impact is confidentiality loss only; integrity and availability impacts are not claimed in the supplied sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Jenkins controllers for Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin usage and version.
- Check Jenkins advisory and plugin guidance for supported remediation or upgrade instructions.
- Restrict Overall/Read access to trusted users only.
- Review who can view or infer Jenkins credential IDs.
- Rotate Jenkins credentials suspected of exposure.
- Monitor Jenkins outbound connections and unusual credential use.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin is installed.
- Verify installed plugin version is not 10.0.3.503 or earlier.
- Review Jenkins role assignments for Overall/Read permission.
- Check audit, proxy, and network logs for suspicious Jenkins outbound requests.
- Identify credentials used by affected plugin workflows.
- Assess whether credential IDs were exposed through other Jenkins views or logs.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/#SECURITY-2237CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Missing Authorization
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