QMetry Plugin <=1.13 Exposes API Keys via config.xml (CVE-2025-53659)
CVE-2025-53659 Published on July 9, 2025

Jenkins QMetry Test Management Plugin 1.13 and earlier stores Qmetry Automation API Keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller, where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-53659 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

The software does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. The lack of proper data encryption passes up the guarantees of confidentiality, integrity, and accountability that properly implemented encryption conveys.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-53659

stack.watch emails you whenever new vulnerabilities are published in Jenkins Qmetry Test Management or Jenkins. Just hit a watch button to start following.

 
 

Affected Versions

Jenkins Project Jenkins QMetry Test Management Plugin:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.39%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.