CVE-2019-11350
Insufficiently Protected Credentials in CloudBees Jenkins Operations Center 2
Executive Summary
CVE-2019-11350 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting pii-secrets. It is classified as CWE-522. Ensure your systems and dependencies are patched immediately to mitigate exposure risks.
Precogs AI Insight
"Precogs PII & Secrets Scanner automatically identifies hardcoded credentials, exposed API keys, and personally identifiable information leaks across repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and deployed artifacts."
What is this vulnerability?
CVE-2019-11350 is categorized as a critical Insufficiently Protected Credentials flaw with a CVSS base score of 9.8. Based on our vulnerability intelligence, this issue occurs when the application fails to securely handle untrusted data boundaries.
CloudBees Jenkins Operations Center 2.150.2.3, when an expired trial license exists, allows Cleartext Password Storage and Retrieval via the proxy configuration page.
This architectural defect enables adversaries to bypass intended security controls, directly manipulating the application's execution state or data layer. Immediate strategic intervention is required.
Risk Assessment
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CVSS Base Score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | April 19, 2019 |
| Last Modified | November 21, 2024 |
| Related CWEs | CWE-522 |
Impact on Systems
✅ Credential Theft: Exposed secrets enable unauthorized access to infrastructure, cloud services, and third-party integrations.
✅ Compliance Violation: Leaking PII or credentials may violate GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 requirements.
✅ Supply Chain Risk: Compromised credentials in public repositories can propagate to downstream consumers.
How to Fix and Mitigate CVE-2019-11350
- Apply Vendor Patches: Upgrade affected components to their latest, non-vulnerable versions immediately.
- Implement Input Validation: Ensure all user-supplied data is validated, sanitized, and type-checked before processing.
- Deploy Runtime Protection: Use Precogs continuous monitoring to detect exploitation attempts in real time.
- Audit Dependencies: Review and update all third-party libraries and transitive dependencies.
Defending with Precogs AI
Precogs PII & Secrets Scanner automatically identifies hardcoded credentials, exposed API keys, and personally identifiable information leaks across repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and deployed artifacts.
Use Precogs to continuously scan your codebase, binaries, APIs, and infrastructure for this vulnerability class and related attack patterns. Our AI-powered detection engine combines static analysis with threat intelligence to identify exploitable weaknesses before attackers do.
Vulnerability Code Signature
Attack Data Flow
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source | Source code repository or API response |
| Vector | Secrets embedded directly in the codebase or PII leaked in response |
| Sink | Version control system or HTTP response |
| Impact | Data breach, unauthorized access, compliance violation |
Vulnerable Code Pattern
// ❌ VULNERABLE: Hardcoded credential & PII Leak
public class Config {
// Taint sink: secret embedded in code
public static final String API_KEY = "sk_live_1234567890abcdef";
}
// ... API Response leaks full user details including SSN ...
Secure Code Pattern
// ✅ SECURE: Environment variables & Data Masking
public class Config {
// Sanitized configuration
public static final String API_KEY = System.getenv("STRIPE_API_KEY");
}
// ... API Response masks SSN and restricts PII exposure ...
How Precogs Detects This
Precogs PII & Secrets Scanner continuously monitors codebases and API responses for hardcoded secrets and unintended PII exposure.