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CVE-2022-27199

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-27199 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-862 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2022-27199 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Missing permission checks in AWS Credentials Plugin

Published
Mar 16, 2022
Updated
Feb 16, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Feb 16, 2024 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin 189.v3551d5642995 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an AWS service using an attacker-specified token.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentialsall versions191.vcb_f183ce58b_9

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials to 191.vcb_f183ce58b_9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-27199 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2022-27199 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2022-27199. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A missing permission check in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin 189.v3551d5642995 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an AWS service using an attacker-specified token.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2022-27199 in your dependencies?

O3 detects CVE-2022-27199 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

CVE-2022-27199: Missing permission checks… | O3 Security