#VU22921 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Spira Importer - CVE-2019-16543
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22921
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2019-16543
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Spira Importer
Spira Importer
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to view the password on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "com.inflectra.spiratest.plugins.SpiraBuilder.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores a credential unencrypted in its global configuration file "com.inflectra.spiratest.plugins.SpiraBuilder.xml" on the Jenkins master. A local user with access to the master file system can obtain this credential.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.