CVE-2019-1003061: Jenkins CloudFormation Plugin stores credentials in plain text
4.3
CVSS Score
3.0
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.33475%
CWE
Published
5/13/2022
Updated
12/21/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
Java
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jenkins-cloudformation-plugin | maven | <= 1.2 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability stemmed from storing AWS secret keys as plain text strings in Jenkins job config.xml
files. The commit d492ecc shows these functions
previously used String
types for AWS secret keys, which were serialized unencrypted. The fix replaced String
with Jenkins' Secret
type, which handles encryption. The getters for awsSecretKey
in PostBuildStackBean
, SimpleStackBean
, and StackBean
classes directly returned plain text credentials before this change, making them the vulnerable entry points.