First published: Thu Apr 05 2018(Updated: )
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Builder Plugin version 1.39.0 and older in GhprbCause.java that allows an attacker with local file system access to obtain GitHub credentials.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Jenkins Github Pull Request Builder | <=1.39.0 |
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The severity of CVE-2018-1000142 is assessed as high due to the potential exposure of sensitive GitHub credentials.
To fix CVE-2018-1000142, update Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Builder Plugin to version 1.40.0 or later.
CVE-2018-1000142 affects users of Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Builder Plugin version 1.39.0 and older.
An attacker needs local file system access to exploit CVE-2018-1000142.
CVE-2018-1000142 may expose sensitive GitHub credentials stored in the Jenkins instance.