Cleartext storage of sensitive information in RQM - CVE-2022-34809
Published: July 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65021
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-2022-34809
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
RQM
RQM
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 a password unencrypted in its global configuration file net.praqma.jenkins.rqm.RqmBuilder.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34809
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.