SB2019102408 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Sonar Gerrit plugin for Jenkins



SB2019102408 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Sonar Gerrit plugin for Jenkins

Published: October 24, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019102408
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10467)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a credential unencrypted in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master if the "Override Credentials" option is used. A remote authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.