CVE-2019-16544
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin 1.12 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.
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 QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin 1.12 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16544- 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-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin 1.12 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16544- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3201 No score
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin 1.12 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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3201- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mjp-8c2x-3g7w
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin stored credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its post-build step configuration. This credential could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin now stores these credentials encrypted once the job configuration is saved again.
- Record
GHSA-8mjp-8c2x-3g7w- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8mjp-8c2x-3g7w
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin stored credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its post-build step configuration. This credential could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Plugin now stores these credentials encrypted once the job configuration is saved again.
- Record
GHSA-8mjp-8c2x-3g7w- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:qmetry-for-jira-test-managementMaven |
through 1.12 | 1.13 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:qmetry-for-jira-test-managementMaven |
before 1.13, plus listed versions 1.01.101.111.121.21.51.81.9 |
1.13 |
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-2019-16544 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Project Qmetry For Jira - Test Management Plugin, published November 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:qmetry-for-jira-test-management 1.13.