CVE-2019-10416 — violation-comments-to-git…
MEDIUMFix: jenkinsci/violation-comments-to-gitlab-plugin@e8237a8CVE-2019-10416 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-522 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Violation Comments to GitLab Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlabReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Violation Comments to GitLab Plugin stored API tokens unencrypted in job config.xml files and its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.plugins.jvctgl.ViolationsToGitLabGlobalConfiguration.xml on the Jenkins controller. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Violation Comments to GitLab Plugin now stores these credentials encrypted. Existing jobs need to have their configuration saved for existing plain text credentials to be overwritten.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab | all versions | 2.29org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab:2.29 |
Affected Products
violation comments to gitlabjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violation-comments-to-gitlab to 2.29 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-10416 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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