SB2020101210 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins couchdb-statistics plugin
Published: October 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020101210
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2291)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.