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TI-2019-12404 Aliases CVE-2019-16542GHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3

Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin

Priority LOW 30CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00852 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven): 1.0.20

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Pluginup to 1.0.19—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven)before 1.0.201.0.20Patch availableGHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3
  • Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.20 Fixed in 1.0.20 Patch available GHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:anchore_container_image_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.0.19VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:anchore_container_image_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.0.19 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven) Fixed in 1.0.20 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16542
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2022-19735 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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