Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins couchdb-statistics plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU47513

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-2020-2291

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 server password unencrypted in its global configuration file "org.jenkinsci.plugins.couchstats.CouchStatsConfig.xml" on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user with access to the Jenkins controller file system can obtain credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

couchdb-statistics: 0.1 - 0.3

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5
http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08/#SECURITY-2065

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.