Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Sonar Quality Gates Plugin



Published: 2020-03-12
Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-2150
CWE-ID CWE-319
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU26036

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2150

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.

Note: The affected plugin stores credentials in its global configuration file "org.quality.gates.jenkins.plugin.GlobalConfig.xml" on the Jenkins master as part of its configuration.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Sonar Quality Gates: 1.0 - 1.3.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1523


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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