Unencrypted Credential Storage in Jenkins Rundeck Plugin by Jenkins
CVE-2019-16556

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Jenkins
Status
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2019

Summary

The Jenkins Rundeck Plugin, version 3.6.5 and earlier, is susceptible to an issue where it stores sensitive credentials in an unencrypted format within its global configuration file and job config.xml files. This insecure storage mechanism allows users with Extended Read permission, or those who have access to the Jenkins master file system, to potentially view critical access credentials, leading to serious security risks and data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Jenkins Rundeck Plugin <= 3.6.5

References

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY...
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
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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