CVE-2019-16542

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 21, 2019 at 02:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnchore Container Image Scanner

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.0.19

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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