# CVE-2022-36881: Jenkins Git client plugin 3.11.0 does not perform SSH host key verification

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36881-jenkins-git-client-plugin-3-11-0-does-not-perform-ssh-host-key  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36881 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-07-28

Jenkins Git client plugin 3.11.0 does not perform SSH host key verification

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36881 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36881 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36881?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.11.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36881?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven): upgrade to 3.11.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36881?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (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:git-client (Maven): upgrade to 3.11.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client to 3.11.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.11.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-36881
- GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj

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