# CVE-2025-53655: Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin does not mask AWS Secret Key

> Attackers can view AWS Secret Keys in the Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin global configuration form, leading to credential exposure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-26x3-7jw5-7mg4

## What is CVE-2025-53655?

CVE-2025-53655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin, published on 9 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53655?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins.plugins.statistics.gatherer:statistics-gatherer. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins.plugins.statistics.gatherer:statistics-gatherer` | Maven | All versions to 2.0.3 | None |
| `org.jenkins.plugins.statistics.gatherer:statistics-gatherer` | Maven | All versions to 2.0.3 | None |

Products: Jenkins Statistics Gatherer.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-53655?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-53655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin

- [CVE-2025-53654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53654/): Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin vulnerability exposes AWS Secret Key (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-53655 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-53655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Statistics Gatherer Plugin, published on 9 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins.plugins.statistics.gatherer:statistics-gatherer (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.0.3; no fix listed
- org.jenkins.plugins.statistics.gatherer:statistics-gatherer (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.0.3; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53655/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53655/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53655
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53655
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53655

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53655/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.