CVE-2013-5676 Jenkins SonarQube Plugin Stores Passwords in Cleartext

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated users can read cleartext SonarQube passwords from Jenkins configuration, exposing sensitive credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-5676?

CVE-2013-5676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Jenkins Plugin for SonarQube 3.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information (cleartext passwords) by reading the value in the sonar.sonarPassword parameter from jenkins/configure.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5676?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sonar. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sonar MavenAll versions to 3.7None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sonar MavenAll versions to 3.7None

Products include Sonarsource Jenkins Plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3x9h-3p7m-33m7.

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