Information disclosure in Jenkins PRQA plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU18072

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

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 a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain the password.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PRQA: 3.0.0 - 3.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:prqa-plugin:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:prqa-plugin:3.0.0-iteration.3:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:prqa-plugin:3.0.0-iteration.4:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

External links

https://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.