CVE-2019-10297 Jenkins Sametime Plugin stores credentials in plain text

High 8.8 Published Updated

The Jenkins Sametime Plugin stores credentials unencrypted, allowing attackers with master file system access to read them.

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-2019-10297?

CVE-2019-10297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Sametime Plugin, published on 4 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Sametime Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10297?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sametime MavenAll versions to 0.4None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sametime MavenAll versions to 0.4None

Products include Jenkins Sametime.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-10297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jvr5-r663-qxgw.

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