SB2019080730 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Mask Passwords plugin for Jenkins
Published: August 7, 2019 Updated: October 4, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080730
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10370)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view a password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software shows plain text passwords in global configuration form fields. While the password is stored encrypted on disk, it is transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can obtain the password.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.