CVE-2025-53668 Jenkins VAddy Plugin vulnerability exposes unencrypted keys to certain authenticated users
Attackers with extended read permissions or file system access can view unencrypted Vaddy API keys stored in Jenkins job configurations.
- 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-2025-53668?
CVE-2025-53668 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins VAddy 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 VAddy Plugin 1.2.8 and earlier stores Vaddy API Auth Keys 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-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53668?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vaddy-plugin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vaddy-plugin Maven | All versions to 1.2.8 | None |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vaddy-plugin Maven | All versions to 1.2.8 | None |
Products include Jenkins Vaddy.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins VAddy Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr49-vmp6-2pwq.