Cleartext storage of sensitive information in PRQA - #VU18072

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in PRQA - #VU18072

Published: March 25, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18072
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
PRQA

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain the password.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources