Cons3rtApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2022-41255
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins CONS3RT Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores Cons3rt API token unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jenkins CONS3RT Plugin versions 1.0.0 and earlier stores Cons3rt API tokens in plaintext within job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller filesystem. Any user with file system access to the Jenkins controller can read these unencrypted tokens, leading to credential exposure.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Cons3rtApplication
<= 1.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify CONS3RT plugin is installedNavigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed and search for 'CONS3RT' or 'Cons3rt', or inspect the plugin directory (typically $JENKINS_HOME/plugins/) for the CONS3RT plugin folder.Affected if The CONS3RT plugin appears in the installed plugins list at version 1.0.0 or earlier.
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Locate Jenkins job configuration filesBrowse to $JENKINS_HOME/jobs/ and review each job's config.xml file. For each job folder, open or grep for the config.xml file.Affected if Job configuration files exist in the Jenkins jobs directory.
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Search for plaintext Cons3rt API tokens in job configsWithin each job's config.xml, search for plaintext strings matching Cons3rt API token patterns, credential fields, or references to 'cons3rt' with exposed token values. Look for unencrypted password, token, or apikey fields.Affected if The config.xml contains Cons3rt API tokens stored in plaintext (not obscured or encrypted).
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Check for credential binding or token configurationExamine job configurations for Cons3rt-related build steps, credential bindings, or environment variables that reference Cons3rt tokens. Inspect any <cons3rt> or similar XML elements for exposed secret values.Affected if Job configurations include Cons3rt token fields with readable/unencrypted secret data.
A user is affected if the CONS3RT plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier is installed and any job config.xml files contain Cons3rt API tokens in plaintext rather than encrypted form.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the CONS3RT Plugin to a version that encrypts stored credentials, and rotate any exposed Cons3rt API tokens immediately. If no fixed version exists, consider removing the plugin or implementing external credential storage mechanisms.
Fix this in Cons3rt
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-41255 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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