GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx
MEDIUMGHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-295 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:labmanager. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Jenkins VMware Lab Manager Slaves Plugin vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation
Blast Radius
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Description
VMware Lab Manager Slaves Plugin unconditionally disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for the entire Jenkins controller JVM.
As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:labmanager | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:labmanager. 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.
Remediation status
No patched version of org.jenkins-ci.plugins:labmanager has shipped for GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
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 pinpoints whether GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx 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 GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx. 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-jxg7-cghf-mggx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-jxg7-cghf-mggx across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.