Unprotected storage of credentials in CollabNets - CVE-2022-38665

 

Unprotected storage of credentials in CollabNets - CVE-2022-38665

Published: August 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66744
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-2022-38665
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
CollabNets

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 RabbitMQ password unencrypted in its global configuration file hudson.plugins.collabnet.share.TeamForgeShare.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-2022-38665

Install updates from vendor's website.

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