Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Email Extension - CVE-2020-2232

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Email Extension - CVE-2020-2232

Published: August 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45664
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-2020-2232
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Email Extension

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view the password on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores an SMTP password in its global configuration file "hudson.plugins.emailext.ExtendedEmailPublisher.xml" as part of its configuration. A remote attacker can obtain credentials.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-2232

Install updates from vendor's website.

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