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TI-2026-41239 Aliases CVE-2026-57302GHSA-j4ph-wp3c-c37w

Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.36 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml…

Priority LOW 20CWE-256Published · Updated

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-256.

Summary

Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.36 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller, where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins FitNesse Plugin1.36—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven)up to 1.36—No fix listedGHSA-j4ph-wp3c-c37w
  • Jenkins FitNesse Plugin VendorJenkins Affected 1.36 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.36 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j4ph-wp3c-c37w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:fitnesse:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.36VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:fitnesse:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.36 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57302
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4ph-wp3c-c37w

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2020-01997 Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.30 and earlier does not configure the XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-02052 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins FitNesse Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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