Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Aqua MicroScanner - CVE-2019-10316

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Aqua MicroScanner - CVE-2019-10316

Published: September 27, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21390
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-2019-10316
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Aqua MicroScanner

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 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-2019-10316

Install updates from vendor's website.

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