Cleartext storage of sensitive information in vFabric Application Director - CVE-2019-10419

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21382

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10419

CWE-ID: CWE-312

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores the Application Director password unencrypted in its global configuration file "jfullam.vfabric.jenkins.plugin.ApplicationDirectorPostBuildDeployer.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain credentials.

vFabric Application Director

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/#SECURTIY-1541

• Information disclosure in vFabric Application Director plugin for Jenkins