Credentials transmitted in plain text by OpenShift Deployer Plugin

Description

OpenShift Deployer Plugin stores credentials in its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.plugins.openshift.DeployApplication.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.

While the credentials are stored encrypted on disk, they are transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by OpenShift Deployer Plugin 1.2.0 and earlier. This can result in exposure of the credential through browser extensions, cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, and similar situations.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
low
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Published (advisory)
2022-05-24 17:10:29 UTC
Updated
2023-01-30 05:03:30 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2023-01-14 05:25:30 UTC
NVD published
2020-03-09

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.03% 7.41%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
3.1 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Credits

  • NotMyFault (analyst)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:openshift-deployer <= 1.2.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence