# CVE-2023-24454: Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24454-plaintext-storage-of-a-password-in-jenkins-testquality-updater  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-01-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-24454 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-01-26

Plaintext Storage of a Password in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updater (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-testquality-updater). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-24454 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24454 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-24454?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 January 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updater (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24454?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-24454?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updater (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:testquality-updater (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-24454
- GHSA-98qc-v8vg-mcx4

## Related threats

- [CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24452-csrf-vulnerability-in-jenkins-testquality-updater-plugin)
- [Missing permission check in Jenkins TestQuality Updater Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24453-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-testquality-updater-plugin)