Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Extensive Testing - CVE-2019-10448
Published: October 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22116
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10448
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Extensive Testing
Extensive Testing
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote 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 remote 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 remote authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10448
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.