CVE-2022-41247

API key disclosure via plaintext configuration storage

Published Sep 21, 2022 · Updated May 27, 2025

Insufficient credential protection in Jenkins BigPanda Notifier Plugin 1.4.0 and earlier allows local users to read its API key. The plugin writes the BigPanda API key without encryption to BigpandaGlobalNotifier.xml in the Jenkins controller global configuration. Access requires the Jenkins controller file system and exposes the configured key without enabling configuration changes or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient credential protection in Jenkins BigPanda Notifier Plugin 1.4.0 and earlier allows local users to read its API key. The plugin writes the BigPanda API key without encryption to BigpandaGlobalNotifier.xml in the Jenkins controller global configuration. Access requires the Jenkins controller file system and exposes the configured key without enabling configuration changes or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-41247
Published
Sep 21, 2022
Updated
May 27, 2025
Vendor
Jenkins Project
Product
BigPanda Notifier
Classifications
CWE-256, CWE-522, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 21, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=1.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Jenkins Project · BigPanda Notifierversion=unspecified <=1.4.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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