CVE-2025-53656

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, where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness

Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise.

Potential Mitigations

References

• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-07-09/#SECURITY-3556