SB2020032617 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin



SB2020032617 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin

Published: March 26, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020032617
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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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.