# CVE-2019-1003069: Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin stores credentials in plain text

> Attackers with master file system access can read unencrypted credentials stored by the Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j3v-7f8f-v2xp

## What is CVE-2019-1003069?

CVE-2019-1003069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin, published on 4 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1003069?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.16 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.16 |

Products: Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1003069?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner to 3.0.16 or later.

## Is CVE-2019-1003069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1003069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin

- [CVE-2019-10428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10428/): Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin showed plain text password in configuration form (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-53653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53653/): Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin vulnerability exposes scanner tokens (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1003069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1003069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin, published on 4 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1003069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.16
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.16

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1003069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1003069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1003069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.