SB2019092706 - Information disclosure in Aqua Security Scanner plugin for Jenkins

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10428)

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view a password on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a password in its global Jenkins configuration form. 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

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/#SECURITY-1508