SctmexecutorApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2019-16568
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Jenkins SCTMExecutor Plugin versions 2.2 and earlier stores and transmits service credentials in plain text as part of both global configuration and individual job configurations, allowing unauthorized interception and disclosure of sensitive authentication credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
SctmexecutorApplication
<= 2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SCTMExecutor plugin versionNavigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed and search for SCTMExecutor or Sctmexecutor. Check the Version column.Affected if The installed version is 2.2 or lower.
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Check global configuration for stored credentialsNavigate to Manage Jenkins > Configure System > look for SCTMExecutor or related configuration sections. Inspect any fields that contain username, password, token, or authentication credentials.Affected if Credentials are present in the global configuration and appear as plain, unencrypted text.
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Review individual job configurationsNavigate to a specific job using SCTMExecutor > Configure. Look for credential fields in the build configuration related to SCTMExecutor.Affected if Job configurations contain plain text credentials for service authentication.
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Inspect plugin configuration files on diskLocate the SCTMExecutor plugin directory (typically in Jenkins home/war/.../plugins/sctmexecutor or WEB-INF/plugins). Examine any XML or config files that store credential data.Affected if Credential storage files contain unencrypted, plain text values.
You are affected if the SCTMExecutor plugin version is 2.2 or lower AND credentials are configured in either global or job-level settings.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the SCTMExecutor Plugin to the latest version that implements proper credential encryption, and rotate any credentials that may have been stored or transmitted in plain text.
Fix this in Sctmexecutor
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-16568 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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