GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 — datadog
LOWGHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.1) Information Exposure vulnerability in org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog. A fix is available for org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Datadog plugin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadogReal-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
The Datadog Plugin stores an API key to access the Datadog service in the global Jenkins configuration. While the API key is stored encrypted on disk, it was transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form. This could result in exposure of the API key for example through browser extensions or cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. The Datadog Plugin now encrypts the API key transmitted to administrators viewing the global configuration form.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog | all versions | 0.6.2org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog:0.6.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.datadog.jenkins.plugins:datadog to 0.6.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-hf7w-f4h4-9xp8 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.