CWE-256
AllowedPlaintext Storage of a Password
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.
408 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-4777-JJJG-6MXH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-27 03:30 – Updated: 2025-05-27 03:30IBM Controller 11.0.0, 11.0.1, and 11.1.0 application could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive credentials that may be inadvertently included within the source code.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-33079"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-27T02:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM Controller 11.0.0, 11.0.1, and 11.1.0 application could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive credentials that may be inadvertently included within the source code.",
"id": "GHSA-4777-jjjg-6mxh",
"modified": "2025-05-27T03:30:24Z",
"published": "2025-05-27T03:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33079"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234720"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-485Q-V457-3P58
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2022-12-22 13:49Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mailcommander"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.0.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-2318"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-22T13:49:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-11-04T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.",
"id": "GHSA-485q-v457-3p58",
"modified": "2022-12-22T13:49:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:33:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2318"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/mail-commander-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2085"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Passwords stored in plain text by Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin"
}
GHSA-4CPQ-X93Q-3PX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-25 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-25 18:30A flaw was found in how Quay's database is stored in plain-text in mirror-registry on the jinja's config.yaml file. This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to this file to gain access to Quay's database.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-3624"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-25T18:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in how Quay\u0027s database is stored in plain-text in mirror-registry on the jinja\u0027s config.yaml file. This flaw allows a malicious actor with access to this file to gain access to Quay\u0027s database.",
"id": "GHSA-4cpq-x93q-3px9",
"modified": "2024-04-25T18:30:40Z",
"published": "2024-04-25T18:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3624"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3624"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274407"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4H2J-P4RJ-JR68
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-14 06:34 – Updated: 2024-07-04 06:35Coredump binaries in Toshiba printers have incorrect permissions. A local attacker can steal confidential information. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-27166"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-14T04:15:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Coredump binaries in Toshiba printers have incorrect permissions. A local attacker can steal confidential information. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.",
"id": "GHSA-4h2j-p4rj-jr68",
"modified": "2024-07-04T06:35:04Z",
"published": "2024-06-14T06:34:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27166"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97136265/index.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20240531_01.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.toshibatec.com/information/pdf/information20240531_01.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4J9M-H44M-2HV8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-02 20:32 – Updated: 2026-07-02 20:32Summary
Configuring encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP does not enable OAEP encryption. Due to an incorrect BouncyCastle transformation string, the OAEP setting selects PKCS#1 v1.5, which is the same algorithm as the DEFAULT setting.
Impact
Operators who configure encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP to obtain CCA2-secure padding receive PKCS#1 v1.5 instead. Currently, Decrypt() is called only against operator-controlled configuration data, so no exploitable path exists, but any future code path that exposes a decryption oracle would be Bleichenbacher-vulnerable despite the OAEP setting.
Migration note
Existing {cipher} values produced under the broken OAEP setting were encrypted with PKCS#1 v1.5. The fix makes OAEP use actual OAEP padding, so those values will fail to decrypt after upgrading. Re-encrypt all affected {cipher} values after upgrading.
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.0"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "NuGet",
"name": "Steeltoe.Configuration.Encryption"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50268"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-327"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-02T20:32:21Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T23:17:04Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nConfiguring `encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP` does not enable OAEP encryption. Due to an incorrect BouncyCastle transformation string, the `OAEP` setting selects PKCS#1 v1.5, which is the same algorithm as the `DEFAULT` setting.\n\n### Impact\n\nOperators who configure `encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP` to obtain CCA2-secure padding receive PKCS#1 v1.5 instead. Currently, `Decrypt()` is called only against operator-controlled configuration data, so no exploitable path exists, but any future code path that exposes a decryption oracle would be Bleichenbacher-vulnerable despite the `OAEP` setting.\n\n### Migration note\n\nExisting `{cipher}` values produced under the broken `OAEP` setting were encrypted with PKCS#1 v1.5. The fix makes `OAEP` use actual OAEP padding, so those values will fail to decrypt after upgrading. Re-encrypt all affected `{cipher}` values after upgrading.",
"id": "GHSA-4j9m-h44m-2hv8",
"modified": "2026-07-02T20:32:21Z",
"published": "2026-07-02T20:32:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4j9m-h44m-2hv8"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/6cfee5cccddf8f9a31de69b0ca5ccdd771b73e5b"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/security-advisories"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Steeltoe: OAEP setting silently selects PKCS#1 v1.5 padding"
}
GHSA-4V4V-92CX-X4F4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-05 20:13Jenkins Nouvola DiveCloud Plugin 1.08 and earlier does not mask DiveCloud API Keys and Credentials Encryption Keys displayed on the job configuration form, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:nouvola-divecloud"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.08"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-53671"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-09T21:45:25Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-09T16:15:26Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins Nouvola DiveCloud Plugin 1.08 and earlier does not mask DiveCloud API Keys and Credentials Encryption Keys displayed on the job configuration form, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture them.",
"id": "GHSA-4v4v-92cx-x4f4",
"modified": "2025-11-05T20:13:01Z",
"published": "2025-07-09T18:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53671"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nouvola-divecloud-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-07-09/#SECURITY-3526"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/09/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Jenkins Nouvola DiveCloud Plugin vulnerability does not mask keys on its job configuration form"
}
GHSA-4VRP-PMWP-P4H4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-23 18:30 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:30BEC Technologies Multiple Routers Cleartext Password Storage Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of BEC Technologies routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the web-based user interface. The issue results from storing credentials in a recoverable format. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-25986.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-2770"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-312"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-04-23T17:16:55Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "BEC Technologies Multiple Routers Cleartext Password Storage Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of BEC Technologies routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the web-based user interface. The issue results from storing credentials in a recoverable format. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-25986.",
"id": "GHSA-4vrp-pmwp-p4h4",
"modified": "2025-04-23T18:30:59Z",
"published": "2025-04-23T18:30:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2770"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-186"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4WX5-C723-XVWV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:15 – Updated: 2022-12-16 23:00Copr Plugin 0.3 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files as part of its configuration. These credentials can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Copr Plugin 0.6.1 stores these credentials encrypted. This change is effective once the job configuration is saved the next time.
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.3"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.fedoraproject.jenkins.plugins:copr"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.6.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-2177"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-312"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-16T23:00:33Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-04-16T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Copr Plugin 0.3 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in job `config.xml` files as part of its configuration. These credentials can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.\n\nCopr Plugin 0.6.1 stores these credentials encrypted. This change is effective once the job configuration is saved the next time.",
"id": "GHSA-4wx5-c723-xvwv",
"modified": "2022-12-16T23:00:33Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:15:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2177"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/copr-plugin/commit/23ea581364d64645cd90d2c5d97a4b94781f61f9"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/copr-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-16/#SECURITY-1556"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/16/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins Copr Plugin"
}
GHSA-4X65-4FJX-R7M6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-26 21:30 – Updated: 2023-02-03 20:39Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin 2.2.0 and earlier stores the GitHub Personal Access Token, Sonar access token and Sonar password 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.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-pr-coverage-status"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.2.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-24442"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256",
"CWE-312"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-01-27T01:03:17Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-26T21:18:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin 2.2.0 and earlier stores the GitHub Personal Access Token, Sonar access token and Sonar password 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.",
"id": "GHSA-4x65-4fjx-r7m6",
"modified": "2023-02-03T20:39:15Z",
"published": "2023-01-26T21:30:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24442"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-01-24/#SECURITY-2767"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Plaintext storage of Access Token in Jenkins GitHub Pull Request Coverage Status Plugin"
}
GHSA-4XVG-4W2R-QPH8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 00:31 – Updated: 2026-01-23 00:31An attacker could decrypt sensitive data, impersonate legitimate users or devices, and potentially gain access to network resources for lateral attacks.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-25051"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-256"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-22T23:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An attacker could decrypt sensitive data, impersonate legitimate users \nor devices, and potentially gain access to network resources for lateral\n attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-4xvg-4w2r-qph8",
"modified": "2026-01-23T00:31:17Z",
"published": "2026-01-23T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25051"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-022-02.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-022-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Avoid storing passwords in easily accessible locations.
Mitigation
Consider storing cryptographic hashes of passwords as an alternative to storing in plaintext.
Mitigation
A programmer might attempt to remedy the password management problem by obscuring the password with an encoding function, such as base 64 encoding, but this effort does not adequately protect the password because the encoding can be detected and decoded easily.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.