SB2020070314 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Slack Upload plugin



SB2020070314 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Slack Upload plugin

Published: July 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020070314
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
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 storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2208)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to view the password on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a secret unencrypted in job config.xml files as part of its configuration. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.