SB2020032618 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin



SB2020032618 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Artifactory plugin

Published: March 26, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020032618
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


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

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.