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CVE-2022-36885 (GCVE-0-2022-36885)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-27 14:21 – Updated: 2024-08-03 10:14
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Summary
Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.34.4 and earlier uses a non-constant time comparison function when checking whether the provided and computed webhook signatures are equal, allowing attackers to use statistical methods to obtain a valid webhook signature.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jenkins project Jenkins GitHub Plugin Affected: unspecified , ≤ 1.34.4 (custom)
Unaffected: 1.34.3.1
Unaffected: 1.34.1.1
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