Cleartext storage of sensitive information in QMetry for JIRA - Test Management - CVE-2019-16544
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22925
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16544
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 as part of its post-build step configuration. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials unencrypted in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master as part of its post-build step configuration. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
Affected software
QMetry for JIRA - Test Management
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16544
Install updates from vendor's website.
QMetry for JIRA - Test Management - update to 1.13