Information disclosure in JIRA plugin - CVE-2019-16541
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22919
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16541
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
JIRA plugin
JIRA plugin
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not declare the correct (folder) scope for per-folder Jira site definitions. A remote authenticated attacker with Item/Configure permission on the folder can access System-scoped credentials and potentially capture them.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16541
Install updates from vendor's website.