Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Spira Importer Plugin
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16543 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Spira Importer 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: #VU22921
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16543
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "com.inflectra.spiratest.plugins.SpiraBuilder.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
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Vulnerable software versionsSpira Importer: 3.2.2
External linkshttp://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-11-21/#SECURITY-1554
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
