CVE-2019-10449 Jenkins Fortify on Demand Plugin stores credentials in plain text

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers with Extended Read permission or master file system access can view unencrypted Fortify on Demand 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-2019-10449?

CVE-2019-10449 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Fortify on Demand Plugin, published on 16 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Fortify on Demand Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10449?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify-on-demand-uploader MavenAll versions5.0.0
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify-on-demand-uploader MavenAll versions5.0.0

Products include Jenkins Fortify on Demand.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10449?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify-on-demand-uploader to 5.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-10449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhhh-69qp-5p2v.

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