Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Cadence vManager plugin for Jenkins



Published: 2019-10-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-10446
CWE-ID CWE-310
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cadence vManager
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU22106

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10446

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the Cadence vManager plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cadence vManager: 1.1 - 2.7.0

External links

http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-10-16/#SECURITY-1615


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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