SB2019102402 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Mattermost Notification plugin for Jenkins
Published: October 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019102402
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
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 storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10459)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to view the password on the target system.The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores webhook URLs as part of its global configuration file "jenkins.plugins.mattermost.MattermostNotifier.xml" and job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A remote authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can view these URLs.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.