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CVE-2013-6372 json

Jenkins Subversion Plugin Stores Credentials with Base64 Encoding

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-c4fr-gx5w-8qf2 , EUVD-2013-6197

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Subversion plugin before 1.54 for Jenkins stores credentials using base64 encoding, which allows local users to obtain passwords and SSH private keys by reading a subversion.credentials file.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:subversion 1.54
  • jenkins-plugin-openshift openshift 2.0 0.6.40.1-0.el6op
  • jenkins openshift 2.0 1.565.3-1.el6op
  • openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins openshift 2.0 1.20.3.5-1.el6op

red hat advisories RHBA-2014:1630

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6372 updated cvss 2.1

Jenkins: insecure storage of passwords in Subversion plugin (SECURITY-58)

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 jenkins
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat RHOSE Node 2.1 jenkins 1.565.3-1.el6op, jenkins-plugin-openshift 0.6.40.1-0.el6op, openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins 1.20.3.5-1.el6op
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:1630

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/jenkinsci/subversion-plugin/commit/7d4562d6f7e40de04bbe29577b51c79f07d05ba6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:subversion
<1.54
1.54

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

Sources

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