Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortify - CVE-2020-2107

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortify - CVE-2020-2107

Published: January 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24766
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2107
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Fortify

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 its proxy server password unencrypted in job "config.xml" files. A remote authenticated user with Extended Read permission can obtain credentials.

How to mitigate CVE-2020-2107

Install updates from vendor's website.

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