SB2019121819 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Rundeck plugin for Jenkins



SB2019121819 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Rundeck plugin for Jenkins

Published: December 18, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019121819
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
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-2019-16556)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials as part of its global configuration file "org.jenkinsci.plugins.rundeck.RundeckNotifier.xml" and job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.