Jenkins jira-ext Plugin stores credentials unencrypted

HIGH 8.8CVE-2019-10302 · GHSA-chm8-wp3h-f4m3 · Published 18/04/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-10302 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-ext, jira-ext (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.4%, higher than 71.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 0.9 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-ext Maven	`< 0.9`	`0.9`
jira-ext jenkins	`≤ 0.8`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins jira-ext Plugin 0.8 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file hudson.plugins.jira.JiraProjectProperty.xml on the Jenkins master. These credentials could be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins master file system.

jira-ext Plugin version 0.9 stores credentials encrypted.

NVD description

Jenkins jira-ext Plugin 0.8 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with access to the master file system.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10302 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/jira-ext-plugin commit e252f40 · WEB
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-04-17 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/108045 · WEB

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