SB2019112209 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Spira Importer Plugin
Published: November 22, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112209
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 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16543)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.