CVE-2025-53656 Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin vulnerability stores unencrypted authentication credentials
Attackers with extended read permissions or file system access can view unencrypted secrets stored in Jenkins job configuration files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53656?
CVE-2025-53656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin, published on 9 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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: CWE-256
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53656?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soapui-pro-functional-testing. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soapui-pro-functional-testing Maven | All versions to 1.11 | None |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soapui-pro-functional-testing Maven | All versions to 1.11 | None |
Products include Jenkins Readyapi Functional Testing.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins ReadyAPI Functional Testing Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-884f-p57j-f258.