Incorrect default permissions in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A missing permission check in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to perform connection tests and determine whether files with an attacker-specified path exist on the Jenkins master file system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin | up to 1.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer (Maven) | up to 1.6.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-mxf8-grm7-mvqw |
- Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-mxf8-grm7-mvqw
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin unspecified
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-12422 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer PluginPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2019-12423 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer PluginPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16559
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxf8-grm7-mvqw
References
More Jenkins Websphere Deployer vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15901 Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12422 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-01985 XML external entity injection in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2019-12423 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-16559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxf8-grm7-mvqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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