CVE-2019-10414 Jenkins Git Changelog Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with Extended Read permission or master file system access can view unencrypted credentials stored in Jenkins job configuration files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10414?

CVE-2019-10414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Git Changelog Plugin, published on 25 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Git Changelog Plugin 2.17 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10414?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including de.wellnerbou.jenkins:git-changelog. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
de.wellnerbou.jenkins:git-changelog MavenAll versions2.18
de.wellnerbou.jenkins:git-changelog MavenAll versions2.18

Products include Jenkins Git Changelog.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10414?

Upgrade de.wellnerbou.jenkins:git-changelog to 2.18 or later.

Is CVE-2019-10414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h27g-72mh-9m33.

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