[org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dbCharts] Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins dbCharts Plugin

Jenkins dbCharts Plugin 0.5.2 and earlier stores JDBC connection passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file hudson.plugins.dbcharts.DbChartPublisher.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.

These passwords can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27216
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2159
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x75r-g63m-82wj