SB2020101216 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins SMS Notification plugin
Published: October 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020101216
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
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-2020-2297)
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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.