Cleartext storage of sensitive information in instant-messaging - CVE-2022-28135
Published: March 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61741
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-2022-28135
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
instant-messaging
instant-messaging
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores passwords for group chats unencrypted in the global configuration file of plugins based on instant-messaging Plugin on the Jenkins controller. A local user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28135
Install updates from vendor's website.