Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Git Changelog - CVE-2019-10414
Published: September 26, 2019 / Updated: September 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21369
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-2019-10414
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Git Changelog
Git Changelog
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 unencrypted in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials unencrypted in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10414
Install updates from vendor's website.