Unencrypted Credential Storage in Jenkins Jira Issue Updater Plugin
CVE-2019-1003054

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Jenkins
Status
Jenkins Jira Issue Updater Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 April 2019

Summary

The Jenkins Jira Issue Updater Plugin has a security flaw where it stores user credentials unencrypted in the job config.xml files on the Jenkins master. This exposes sensitive information to users with Extended Read permissions or anyone who has access to the master file system. Unauthorized users can potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to confidential credentials, elevating the risk of security breaches and unauthorized operations.

Affected Version(s)

Jenkins Jira Issue Updater Plugin all versions as of 2019-04-03

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107790
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/12/2
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https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-04-03/#SECURITY...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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