CVE-2021-21614
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2021-21614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2021-21614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3233 No score
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3233- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v72-qr3h-c6rv
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file com.agiletestware.bumblebee.BumblebeeGlobalConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These credentials can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.6 stores credentials encrypted once its configuration is saved again.
- Record
GHSA-8v72-qr3h-c6rv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-21614
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-21614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2021-21614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8v72-qr3h-c6rv
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file com.agiletestware.bumblebee.BumblebeeGlobalConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.
These credentials can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Jenkins Bumblebee HP ALM Plugin 4.1.6 stores credentials encrypted once its configuration is saved again.
- Record
GHSA-8v72-qr3h-c6rv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:bumblebeeMaven |
through 4.1.5 | 4.1.6 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.12 |
before 2.275-r0 | 2.275-r0 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:bumblebeeMaven |
before 4.1.6, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.13.0.23.0.34.0.0 Show 15 moreShow less4.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.04.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.5 |
4.1.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21614 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jenkins Bumblebee Hp Alm, published January 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:bumblebee 4.1.6.