Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Kryptowire - CVE-2025-53672
Published: July 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113448
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53672
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Kryptowire
Kryptowire
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application stores the Kryptowire API key unencrypted in its global configuration file "org.aerogear.kryptowire.GlobalConfigurationImpl.xml" on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. A local user can gain access to secret information.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-53672
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.