Headline
GHSA-884f-p57j-f258: Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin vulnerability stores unencrypted authentication credentials
Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin 1.11 and earlier stores SLM License Access Keys, client secrets, and passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These credentials can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Additionally, the job configuration form does not mask these credentials, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.
As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.
- GitHub Advisory Database
- GitHub Reviewed
- CVE-2025-53656
Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin vulnerability stores unencrypted authentication credentials
Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 9, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 9, 2025
Package
maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soapui-pro-functional-testing (Maven)
Affected versions
<= 1.11
Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin 1.11 and earlier stores SLM License Access Keys, client secrets, and passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These credentials can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Additionally, the job configuration form does not mask these credentials, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.
As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53656
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-07-09/#SECURITY-3556
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Jul 9, 2025