SB2020070318 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter plugin



SB2020070318 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter plugin

Published: July 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020070318
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-2020-2212)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a GitHub access token in plain text in its global configuration file "io.jenkins.plugins.gcr.PluginConfiguration.xml". A remote user with access to the Jenkins master file system can obtain credentials.


Remediation

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