CVE-2019-10319
Missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin
CVE-2019-10319 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Project Pam Authentication Plugin, published May 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 56th percentile. A source reports a fix.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.77%EPSS, 56th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pam-authMaven | Source text: > 1.4.1, <= 1.5 | 1.5.1Not evaluated |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pam-authMaven | through 1.4 | None known |
Not evaluated means the source gave git commits or a range we can't read, so we can't tell which releases are affected. A fixed version beside it is the source’s own claim.
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
- Record
CVE-2019-10319- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
- Record
CVE-2019-10319- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2280No score
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
- Record
EUVD-2019-2280- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqwq-jxjh-wj82
Missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
- Record
GHSA-xqwq-jxjh-wj82- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.
- Record
CVE-2019-10319- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.