Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Applatix - CVE-2020-2133

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Applatix - CVE-2020-2133

Published: February 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25304
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2133
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Applatix

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 the Applatix password unencrypted in job "config.xml" files as part of its configuration. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.

How to mitigate CVE-2020-2133

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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