Jenkins SCTMExecutor Plugin stores credentials in plain text

MEDIUM 5.3CVE-2019-16568 · GHSA-rxph-cq38-gm3g · Published 17/12/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-16568 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability affecting hudson.plugins.sctmexecutor:SCTMExecutor, sctmexecutor (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.58%, higher than 47.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
hudson.plugins.sctmexecutor:SCTMExecutor Maven	`≤ 2.2`	No fix yet
sctmexecutor jenkins	`≤ 2.2`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins SCTMExecutor Plugin 2.2 and earlier transmits previously configured service credentials in plain text as part of the global configuration, as well as individual jobs' configurations.

NVD description

Jenkins SCTMExecutor Plugin 2.2 and earlier transmits previously configured service credentials in plain text as part of the global configuration, as well as individual jobs' configurations.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16568 · ADVISORY
jenkins-infra/update-center2#324 · WEB
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1 · WEB

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