Cleartext storage of sensitive information in ElasticBox CI - CVE-2019-10450
Published: October 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22150
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-2019-10450
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
ElasticBox CI
ElasticBox CI
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 an access token unencrypted in the global "config.xml" configuration file on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain the access token.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores an access token unencrypted in the global "config.xml" configuration file on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain the access token.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10450
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.