Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Zulip - CVE-2019-10476
Published: October 24, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22271
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-2019-10476
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Zulip
Zulip
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "jenkins.plugins.zulip.ZulipNotifier.xml", as well as in the legacy configuration file "hudson.plugins.humbug.HumbugNotifier.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "jenkins.plugins.zulip.ZulipNotifier.xml", as well as in the legacy configuration file "hudson.plugins.humbug.HumbugNotifier.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local authenticated user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10476
Install updates from vendor's website.