Vulnerability identifier: #VU23674

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16556

CWE-ID: CWE-312

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Rundeck
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: 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 as part of its global configuration file "org.jenkinsci.plugins.rundeck.RundeckNotifier.xml" and job "config.xml" files on the Jenkins master. A remote user with Extended Read permission or access to the master file system can obtain credentials.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Rundeck: 1.0 - 3.6.5

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External links
http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1636

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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.