SB2020032617 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin
Published: March 26, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2164)
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores its Artifactory server password in plain text in the global configuration file "org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml". A local user with access to the Jenkins master file system can obtain credentials.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.