Unprotected storage of credentials in Deployment Dashboard - CVE-2022-34799
Published: July 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64984
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-2022-34799
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Deployment Dashboard
Deployment Dashboard
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to other users' credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores a password unencrypted in its global configuration file de.codecentric.jenkins.dashboard.DashboardView.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34799
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.