CVE-2019-10440
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin stores credentials in cleartext
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-10440- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-10440- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3329 No score
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3329- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98p6-6428-77v7
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin stores credentials in cleartext
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin prior to version 2.2.6 stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and 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.
- Record
GHSA-98p6-6428-77v7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-10440- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-98p6-6428-77v7
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin stores credentials in cleartext
Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin prior to version 2.2.6 stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and 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.
- Record
GHSA-98p6-6428-77v7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:neoload-jenkins-pluginMaven |
before 2.2.6 | 2.2.6 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:neoload-jenkins-pluginMaven |
before 2.2.6, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.22.0.02.0.1 Show 9 moreShow less2.0.22.1.02.1.12.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.5 |
2.2.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-10440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Neoload, published October 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:neoload-jenkins-plugin 2.2.6.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-10-16
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/6
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-932
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10440
github.com/jenkinsci/neoload-plugin/commit/83c8300c8318502b4f4d4c802dd2a10cadfee4c9