Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU22925

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-2019-16544

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials unencrypted in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master as part of its post-build step configuration. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain this credential.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QMetry for JIRA - Test Management: 1.0 - 1.12

External links

http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-11-21/#SECURITY-727%20(1)

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.