Unprotected storage of credentials in Jenkins Squash TM Publisher (Squash4Jenkins) plugin



Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-34213
CWE-ID CWE-256
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Squash TM Publisher (Squash4Jenkins)
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Unprotected storage of credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU64667

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34213

CWE-ID: CWE-256 - Unprotected Storage of Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to other users' credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.squashtm.core.SquashTMPublisher.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Squash TM Publisher (Squash4Jenkins): 1.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-06-22/#SECURITY-2089


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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