SB2022031616 - Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Jenkins GitLab Authentication plugin
Published: March 16, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022031616
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27206)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin stores the GitLab client secret unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can retrieve sensitive information stored in cleartext.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.