#VU59590 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Metrics - CVE-2022-20621
Published: January 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59590
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-2022-20621
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Metrics
Metrics
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores access keys unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.metrics.api.MetricsAccessKey.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.