# CVE-2019-16542: Jenkins Anchore Container Scanner Plugin vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16542-jenkins-anchore-container-scanner-plugin-vulnerable-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-16542 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Jenkins Anchore Container Scanner Plugin vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-16542 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16542 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-16542?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.20.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16542?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.20 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-16542?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (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:anchore-container-scanner (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.20 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner to 1.0.20 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:anchore-container-scanner (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.20

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-16542
- GHSA-jg29-c2qj-wpm3

## Related threats

- [Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin vulnerable to cross site scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41225-jenkins-anchore-container-image-scanner-plugin-vulnerable-to)
- [Exposure of sensitive information in Anchore Container Image Scanner Jenkins Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1999033-exposure-of-sensitive-information-in-anchore-container-image)