CVE-2022-45384: Jenkins Reverse Proxy Auth Plugin vulnerable due to plaintext storage of passwords

November 16, 2022 (updated April 30, 2025)

Jenkins Reverse Proxy Auth Plugin versions 1.7.3 and earlier stores the LDAP manager password unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-wcjj-qm5v-j4pc
github.com/jenkinsci/reverse-proxy-auth-plugin
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45384
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-11-15/

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