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CVE-2023-24425 Jenkins Kubernetes Credentials Provider

Affected softwareJenkins Kubernetes Credentials Provider
Severity6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in1.209.v862c6e5fb
WeaknessImproper access control (CWE-284)
Published26 Jan 2023
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Jenkins Kubernetes Credentials Provider Plugin 1.208.v128ee9800c04 and earlier does not set the appropriate context for Kubernetes credentials lookup, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to access and potentially capture Kubernetes credentials they are not entitled to.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 3 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.83% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: jenkinsci/kubernetes-credentials-provider-plugin 862c6e5.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory
Finding This CVE is MEDIUM severity, is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, has no public exploit or PoC in any indexed source, carries no CISA Vulnrichment finding of a demonstrated exploit, and is not part of an Oracle Critical Patch Update. None of the signals that would put it in front of an engineer is present, and the volume of CVEs below that bar is too great to take one at a time, so no rule is written for it. This is a decision about what we act on, not a finding that the CVE is harmless — a patch may well be derivable, and a low-severity defect can still be one link in a longer chain.

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CISA-ADP Secondary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins:kubernetes-credentials-provider 0 1.209.v862c6e5fb unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins kubernetes-credentials-provider generic < 1.209.862.6.5
nvd jenkins kubernetes credentials provider generic ≤ 1.208.128.9800.4

References

URLTags
https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-credentials-provider-plugin/commit/862c6e5fb1ef65968ebfa399239cbef4fff7afc6 WEB
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-01-24/#SECURITY-3022 WEB

Timeline

Published2023-01-26By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.