Cleartext storage of sensitive information in view-cloner - CVE-2023-24450
Published: January 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71561
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24450
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
view-cloner
view-cloner
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote user can gain access to these credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24450
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.