Cleartext storage of sensitive information in JIRA Pipeline Steps - CVE-2023-24439
Published: January 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71545
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24439
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores the private key unencrypted in its global configuration file org.thoughtslive.jenkins.plugins.jira.JiraStepsConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can gain access to this key.
Affected software
JIRA Pipeline Steps
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24439
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.