Missing Password Field Masking in S3 Explorer - CVE-2022-43426
Published: October 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68577
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43426
CWE-ID: CWE-549
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
S3 Explorer
S3 Explorer
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in its global configuration file s3explorer.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote attacker can observe and capture it.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.