Cleartext storage of sensitive information in TraceTronic ECU-TEST - CVE-2021-21612
Published: January 13, 2021 / Updated: January 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49542
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21612
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file "de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins.ecutest.report.atx.installation.ATXInstallation.xml" on the Jenkins controller. A local user with access to the Jenkins controller file system can obtain credentials.
Affected software
TraceTronic ECU-TEST
jenkins (Alpine package)
jenkins (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21612
Install updates from vendor's website.
TraceTronic ECU-TEST - update to 2.24
jenkins (Alpine package) - update to 2.275-r0
jenkins (Alpine package) - update to 2.275-r0