#VU51817 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jabber (XMPP) notifier and control - CVE-2021-21634
Published: March 31, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51817
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-2021-21634
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jabber (XMPP) notifier and control
Jabber (XMPP) notifier and control
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 passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file "hudson.plugins.jabber.im.transport.JabberPublisher.xml" on the Jenkins controller. A local user with access to the Jenkins controller file system can obtain credentials.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.