Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Proxmox plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU61747

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28141

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores the Proxmox Datacenter password unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Proxmox: 0.2 - 0.5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:proxmox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:proxmox:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:proxmox:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-29/

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.