SB2019121913 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Weibo plugin for Jenkins
Published: December 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019121913
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
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-2019-16572)
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 "org.jenkinsci.plugins.weibo.WeiboNotifier.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain credentials.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.