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Passwords transmitted in plain text by Jenkins Artifactory Plugin

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 26, 2023

Package

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:artifactory (Maven)

Affected versions

< 3.6.1

Patched versions

3.6.1

Description

Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 and earlier stores Artifactory server passwords in its global configuration file org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.

While the password is stored encrypted on disk since Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0, it is transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 and earlier. This can result in exposure of the password through browser extensions, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, and similar situations.

Artifactory Plugin 3.6.1 transmits the password in its global configuration encrypted.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 25, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed Dec 22, 2022
Last updated Oct 26, 2023

Severity

Low

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.178%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-2165

GHSA ID

GHSA-xqf6-5grh-6223

Source code

Credits

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