Information disclosure in Jenkins ECS Publisher plugin



Published: 2019-03-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU18069

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application stores the API token unencrypted in jobs' config.xml files and its global configuration file on the Jenkins master. A user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain to the API token.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ECS publisher: 1.0.0

External links

http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-03-25/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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