Missing permission check in Jenkins Publish Over SSH PluginGHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6
MEDIUMFix: jenkinsci/publish-over-ssh-plugin@21bf41aGHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-862 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-sshReal-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 Publish Over SSH Plugin 1.22 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read access to connect to an attacker-specified SSH server using attacker-specified credentials.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh | all versions | 1.24org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh:1.24 |
Affected Products
publish over sshjenkinsDetection & 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:publish-over-ssh, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh to 1.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.