Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Repository Connector - CVE-2020-2149
Published: March 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26035
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2149
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Repository Connector
Repository Connector
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.
Note: The affected plugin stores credentials in its global configuration file "org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.repositoryconnector.RepositoryConfiguration.xml" on the Jenkins master as part of its configuration.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2149
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.