CVE-2019-16561
SSL/TLS certificate validation globally and unconditionally disabled by Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
CVE-2019-16561- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
CVE-2019-16561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2318 No score
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2318- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46rr-87h4-f5q6
SSL/TLS certificate validation globally and unconditionally disabled by Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
GHSA-46rr-87h4-f5q6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
CVE-2019-16561- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-46rr-87h4-f5q6
SSL/TLS certificate validation globally and unconditionally disabled by Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
- Record
GHSA-46rr-87h4-f5q6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployerMaven |
through 1.6.1 | None known |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployerMaven |
through 1.6.1, plus listed versions 1.11.21.3.41.5.51.5.61.6.0 |
None known |
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-2019-16561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jenkins Websphere Deployer, published December 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.