#VU26394 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Artifactory - CVE-2020-2164

 

#VU26394 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Artifactory - CVE-2020-2164

Published: March 26, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26394
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-2020-2164
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Artifactory
Software vendor:
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 its Artifactory server password in plain text in the global configuration file "org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml". A local user with access to the Jenkins master file system can obtain credentials.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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