CVE-2019-16544 describes a critical vulnerability in the Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin versions 1.12 and earlier, where credentials are stored unencrypted in job config.xml files. This allows users with Extended Read permission or direct file system access to the Jenkins master to view sensitive authentication data. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qmetry:jenkins_qmetry_for_jira:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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