PT-2020-15434 · Jenkins · Jenkins Hp Alm Quality Center Plugin

James Holderness · Published 2020-07-02 · Updated 2023-10-25 · CVE-2020-2218

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin versions 1.6 and earlier

Description The issue concerns the storage of a password in plain text in the global configuration file, specifically in org.jenkinsci.plugins.qc.QualityCenterIntegrationRecorder.xml, on the Jenkins master. This allows users with access to the master file system to view the password.

Recommendations For Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin versions 1.6 and earlier, consider restricting access to the Jenkins controller file system to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-256

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-2218

GHSA-FC3J-CFQV-PFRM

Affected Products

Jenkins Hp Alm Quality Center Plugin

References · 7

• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-02/#SECURITY-1576 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2218 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fc3j-cfqv-pfrm · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2218 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/hp-quality-center-plugin · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/02/7 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4825 · Telegram Post