API keys stored and displayed in plain text by Code Dx Plugin

published 2023-05-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gpc2-f62m-c6h6 , EUVD-2023-1545

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Code Dx Plugin 3.1.0 and earlier stores Code Dx server API 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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:codedx 4.0.0

github.com/jenkinsci/codedx-plugin@a971a75 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-22)

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:codedx	<4.0.0	4.0.0

Affected products

Jenkins Jenkins Code Dx Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

github.com /jenkinsci/codedx-plugin/commit/a971a75da3eaf0ab5344c2b60942e7c8809ec913
web
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2023-05-16/#SECURITY-3146
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2632
advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-2632
GitHub Advisory GHSA-gpc2-f62m-c6h6
NVD CVE-2023-2632

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Summary