Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16556 |
CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Rundeck Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Jenkins |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23674
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-2019-16556
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRundeck: 1.0 - 3.6.5
External linkshttp://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1636
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.