#VU21977 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in NeoLoad - CVE-2019-10440
Published: October 21, 2019 / Updated: October 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21977
Vulnerability risk: 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-2019-10440
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NeoLoad
NeoLoad
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file "org.jenkinsci.plugins.neoload.integration.NeoGlobalConfig.xml" and in job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A remote authenticated user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.