Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin



Published: 2020-03-26
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-2164
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Artifactory
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Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU26394

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2164

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 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Artifactory: 1.0 - 3.5.0

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/25/2
http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-25/#SECURITY-1542%20(1)


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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