Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins SMS Notification plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU47520

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2297

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 an access token unencrypted in its global configuration file "com.hoiio.jenkins.plugin.SMSNotification.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

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

SMS Notification: 1.0.1 - 1.2

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5
http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08/#SECURITY-2054

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.