Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Mask Passwords - CVE-2019-10370
Published: October 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21541
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-2019-10370
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Mask Passwords
Mask Passwords
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 shows plain text passwords in global configuration form fields. 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-2019-10370
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.