Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins Jigomerge plugin

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU65002

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-2022-34806

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Jigomerge: 0.1 - 0.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jigomerge:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jigomerge:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jigomerge:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-06-30/#SECURITY-2083

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.