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Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-311Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 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 0.01352 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins WebSphere Deployer Pluginall versions as of 2019-04-03—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer (Maven)up to 1.6.1—No fix listedGHSA-rqf2-4ggc-c74w
  • Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin VendorJenkins Affected all versions as of 2019-04-03 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-rqf2-4ggc-c74w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:websphere_deployer:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*all versionsVulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:websphere_deployer:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1003056
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqf2-4ggc-c74w

References

  • 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
  • TI-2019-12421 Incorrect default permissions in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources