Credentials transmitted in plain text by Repository Connector Plugin
Low severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
May 24, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 30, 2023
Package
Affected versions
<= 1.2.6
Patched versions
2.0.0
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 9, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 24, 2022
Reviewed
Jan 14, 2023
Last updated
Jan 30, 2023
Repository Connector Plugin stores credentials in its global configuration file
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.repositoryconnector.RepositoryConfiguration.xml
on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.While the credentials are stored encrypted on disk, they are transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by Repository Connector Plugin 1.2.6 and earlier. This can result in exposure of the credential through browser extensions, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, and similar situations.
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