Jenkins VMware vRealize Automation Plugin Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

published 2019-04-04 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-7h99-vjmf-5pg8 , EUVD-2022-3009

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins VMware vRealize Automation Plugin 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.

Exploit prediction

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	com.inkysea.vmware.vra:vmware-vrealize-automation-plugin	<=1.2.3	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins VMware vRealize Automation Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2019-04-03/#SECURITY-945
web, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/107790
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2019/04/12/2
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1003068
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/vmware-vrealize-automation-plugin
package
web.archive.org /web/20200227082017/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107790
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary