What is CVE-2019-16544?

CVE-2019-16544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Qmetry For Jira - Test Management Plugin, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16544?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Project Qmetry For Jira - Test Management Plugin

CVE-2019-16544

Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin 1.12 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: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jenkins Project Qmetry For Jira - Test Management Plugin — versions 1.12 and earlier
Qmetry Jenkins_qmetry_for_jira

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16544?: CVE-2019-16544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Qmetry For Jira - Test Management Plugin, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16544?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.