SB2022031712 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Vmware vRealize CodeStream plugin
Published: March 17, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022031712
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote 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-2022-27217)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.