# CVE-2017-1000245: Jenkins SSH Plugin user passwords for encrypted SSH keys stored in plaintext

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1000245-jenkins-ssh-plugin-user-passwords-for-encrypted-ssh-keys-stored  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-1000245 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Jenkins SSH Plugin user passwords for encrypted SSH keys stored in plaintext

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-ssh). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-1000245 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-1000245 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-1000245?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5; org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:ssh (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-1000245?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven): upgrade to 2.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-1000245?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven) or org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:ssh (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven): upgrade to 2.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh to 2.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5
- org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:ssh (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-1000245
- GHSA-5gmf-8gh2-hhfp

## Related threats

- [Missing permission check in Jenkins SSH Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-30957-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-ssh-plugin)
- [Cross Site Request Forgery in Jenkins SSH Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-30958-cross-site-request-forgery-in-jenkins-ssh-plugin)
- [Missing Authorization in Jenkins SSH plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-30959-missing-authorization-in-jenkins-ssh-plugin)