AWS Secret Key Exposure in Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin 2.0.3 and earlier
CVE-2025-53655 Published on July 9, 2025
Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin 2.0.3 and earlier does not mask the AWS Secret Key on the global configuration form, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture it.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-53655 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Unprotected Storage of Credentials
Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise. Password management issues occur when a password is stored in plaintext in an application's properties or configuration file. Storing a plaintext password in a configuration file allows anyone who can read the file access to the password-protected resource.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-53655
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Affected Versions
Jenkins Project Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin:- Before and including 2.0.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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