Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-311.
Summary
Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin 3.2.8 and earlier stores Scanner Tokens for Aqua API 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin | up to 3.2.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner (Maven) | up to 3.2.8 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3wgg-3j4j-3f69 |
- Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 3.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aqua-security-scanner (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3wgg-3j4j-3f69
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53653
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wgg-3j4j-3f69
References
More Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15914 Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-07737 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Aqua Security Scanner Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-53653 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53653 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wgg-3j4j-3f69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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