#VU59608 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Publish Over SSH - CVE-2022-23114
Published: January 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59608
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-2022-23114
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Publish Over SSH
Publish Over SSH
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 password unencrypted in its global configuration file jenkins.plugins.publish_over_ssh.BapSshPublisherPlugin.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.