Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Consul KV Builder - CVE-2023-30530
Published: April 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75094
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30530
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Consul KV Builder
Consul KV Builder
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 the HashiCorp Consul ACL Token unencrypted in its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.plugins.consulkv.GlobalConsulConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote user can gain access to this token.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.