Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-29052
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Google Compute Engine
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU62310

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2022-29052

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Compute Engine: 1.0 - 4.3.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-04-12/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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