Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Artifactory - CVE-2020-2165

Vulnerability identifier: #VU26395

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-2020-2165

CWE-ID: CWE-319

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Jenkins

Affected software:
Artifactory

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores Artifactory server passwords in its global configuration file "org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml" on the Jenkins master as part of its configuration. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/25/2
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-25/#SECURITY-1542%20(2)