Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Beaker builder - CVE-2019-10398
Published: September 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21126
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-10398
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Beaker builder
Beaker builder
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials without encryption in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10398
Install updates from vendor's website.