CVE-2021-21612 Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers with Jenkins controller file system access can read unencrypted credentials stored by the TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-21612?

CVE-2021-21612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin, published on 13 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21612?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutest. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutest MavenAll versions2.24
de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutest MavenAll versions2.24

Products include Jenkins Tracetronic Ecu-Test.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21612?

Upgrade de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutest to 2.24 or later.

Is CVE-2021-21612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qvjr-x8fw-hghv.

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