CVE-2023-24454
Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin
Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it 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 TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-24454- 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-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-24454- 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-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0426
Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0426- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98qc-v8vg-mcx4
Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin
Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-98qc-v8vg-mcx4- 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-256, CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-98qc-v8vg-mcx4
Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin
Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin 1.3 and earlier stores the TestQuality Updater password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-98qc-v8vg-mcx4- 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-256, CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updaterMaven |
through 1.3 | None known |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updaterMaven |
through 1.3, plus listed versions 1.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24454 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jenkins Testquality Updater, published January 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.