SB2019102413 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Zulip plugin for Jenkins
Published: October 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019102413
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10476)
CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "jenkins.plugins.zulip.ZulipNotifier.xml", as well as in the legacy configuration file "hudson.plugins.humbug.HumbugNotifier.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.