What is CVE-2019-16542?

CVE-2019-16542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner

CVE-2019-16542

Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin 1.0.19 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Anchore_container_image_scanner
Jenkins Project Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin — versions 1.0.19 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16542?: CVE-2019-16542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.