Cleartext storage of sensitive information in ElasTest - CVE-2020-2274
Published: September 16, 2020 / Updated: May 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46957
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2274
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
ElasTest
ElasTest
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores its server password in plain text in the global configuration file "jenkins.plugins.elastest.ElasTestInstallation.xml". A local user with access to the Jenkins controller file system can obtain credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2274
Install update from vendor's website.