SB2020031219 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Quality Gates Plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2151)

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 "quality.gates.jenkins.plugin.GlobalConfig.xml" on the Jenkins master as part of its configuration.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1519