Jenkins AppDynamics Dashboard Plugin has insufficiently protected credentialsGHSA-mmqx-g78c-hvfj
MEDIUMGHSA-mmqx-g78c-hvfj is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-522 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:appdynamics-dashboard. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:appdynamics-dashboard — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Jenkins AppDynamics Dashboard Plugin stored username and password in its configuration unencrypted in jobs' config.xml files on the Jenkins controller. This password could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
While masked from view using a password form field, the password was transferred in plain text to users when accessing the job configuration form.
AppDynamics Dashboard Plugin now stores the password encrypted in the configuration files on disk and no longer transfers it to users viewing the configuration form in plain text. Existing jobs need to have their configuration saved for existing plain text passwords to be overwritten.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:appdynamics-dashboard | all versions | 1.0.15org.jenkins-ci.plugins:appdynamics-dashboard:1.0.15 |
Affected Products
appdynamicsjenkinsDetection & 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:appdynamics-dashboard, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:appdynamics-dashboard to 1.0.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-mmqx-g78c-hvfj 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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