# CVE-2019-16539: Missing permission check in Jenkins Support Core Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16539-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-support-core-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-16539 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Missing permission check in Jenkins Support Core Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-support-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-16539 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16539 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-16539?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.64.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16539?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.64 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-16539?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.64 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core to 2.64 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:support-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.64

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-16539
- GHSA-j52r-pmqv-wm38

## Related threats

- [Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Support Core Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-45383-incorrect-permission-checks-in-jenkins-support-core-plugin)
- [Support bundles can include user session IDs in Jenkins Support Core Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-21621-support-bundles-can-include-user-session-ids-in-jenkins-support)
- [Jenkins Support Core Plugin allowed users with Overall/Read permission to delete arbitrary files](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16540-jenkins-support-core-plugin-allowed-users-with-overall-read)
- [Jenkins Support Core Plugin stores sensitive data in plain text](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-25187-jenkins-support-core-plugin-stores-sensitive-data-in-plain-text)