Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Mattermost Notification plugin for Jenkins
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-10459 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Mattermost Notification Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Jenkins |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information
EUVDB-ID: #VU22251
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10459
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMattermost Notification: 1.0 - 2.7.0
External linkshttp://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-10-23/#SECURITY-1628
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
