Vulnerability identifier: #VU21359

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10407

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Project Inheritance
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Jenkins

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin displays a list of environment variables passed to a build without masking sensitive variables contributed by the Mask Passwords Plugin. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system and define secret environment variables (typically passwords) to be passed to builds, both globally, and for specific jobs.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Project Inheritance: 1.4.8 - 19.08.01

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External links
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3
http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/#SECURITY-351

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.