Information disclosure in Chef Identity - CVE-2023-39155

 

Information disclosure in Chef Identity - CVE-2023-39155

Published: July 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78710
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-2023-39155
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Chef Identity
Software vendor:
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 user.pem key in its global configuration file io.chef.jenkins.ChefIdentityBuildWrapper.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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