SB2020032618 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2165)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores Artifactory server passwords in its global configuration file "org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml" on the Jenkins master as part of its configuration. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

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