Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in LDAP Email - CVE-2019-10434
Published: October 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21525
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10434
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
LDAP Email
LDAP Email
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view a password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores an LDAP bind password in its global Jenkins configuration. While the password is stored encrypted on disk, it is transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can obtain the password.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10434
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.