Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Weibo plugin for Jenkins



Published: 2019-12-19
Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16572
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU23699

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16572

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Weibo: 1.0.0 - 1.0.1

External links

http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1597


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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