Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Email Extension - CVE-2020-2232
Published: August 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45664
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2232
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Email Extension
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2232
Install updates from vendor's website.
Email Extension - update to 2.74