CVE-2021-21612
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin
Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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 TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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-2021-21612- 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 TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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-2021-21612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5036 No score
Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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-2022-5036- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvjr-x8fw-hghv
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin
Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins.ecutest.report.atx.installation.ATXInstallation.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 TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.24 adds a new option type for sensitive options. Previously stored credentials are migrated to that option type on Jenkins startup.
- Record
GHSA-qvjr-x8fw-hghv- 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-2021-21612
Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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-2021-21612- 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 TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 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-2021-21612- 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-qvjr-x8fw-hghv
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin
Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.23.1 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins.ecutest.report.atx.installation.ATXInstallation.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 TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin 2.24 adds a new option type for sensitive options. Previously stored credentials are migrated to that option type on Jenkins startup.
- Record
GHSA-qvjr-x8fw-hghv- 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 |
|---|---|---|
de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutestMaven |
through 2.23.1 | 2.24 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.12 |
before 2.275-r0 | 2.275-r0 |
de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutestMaven |
before 2.24, plus listed versions 1.01.11.101.111.12 Show 40 moreShow less1.131.141.151.161.171.17.11.181.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.92.02.12.102.112.122.132.142.152.162.172.182.192.22.202.212.222.232.23.12.32.42.52.62.72.82.9 |
2.24 |
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-2021-21612 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jenkins Tracetronic Ecu-test, 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 de.tracetronic.jenkins.plugins:ecutest 2.24.