Tracetronic Ecu TestApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2021-21612
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jenkins TraceTronic ECU-TEST Plugin version 2.23.1 and earlier stores user credentials in plaintext (unencrypted) within its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller. Attackers with file system access to the Jenkins controller can directly read these stored credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Tracetronic Ecu TestApplication
<= 2.23.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify TraceTronic ECU-TEST plugin is installedList the contents of the Jenkins plugins directory (typically $JENKINS_HOME/plugins/) and look for a folder named 'tracetronic-ecu-test', 'tracetronic', or similar. Alternatively, navigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed and search for 'TraceTronic' or 'ECU-TEST'.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Determine the installed plugin versionIf the plugin folder exists, check for a manifest file (like MANIFEST.MF) inside the plugin directory, or view the plugin details in Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed to find the version number. Compare this version to 2.23.1.Affected if The installed version is 2.23.1 or earlier
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Locate the plugin configuration fileSearch for configuration files related to the TraceTronic plugin in the Jenkins home directory. These may be found under $JENKINS_HOME/org.jenkinsci.plugins.tracetronic* or within the plugin's own directory structure. The exact path varies by Jenkins installation.Affected if A configuration file for the plugin exists in the Jenkins home directory
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Inspect stored credentials for plaintextOpen the plugin configuration file using a text editor or file viewer. Search for credential-related fields (password, secret, token, username) and examine whether the values appear as readable plaintext strings rather than encrypted or hashed values.Affected if Readable username and password values are found stored in plaintext within the configuration file
The environment is affected if the TraceTronic ECU-TEST plugin version is 2.23.1 or earlier AND plaintext credentials are present in its configuration file.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict filesystem access to the Jenkins controller to authorized administrators only, rotate any exposed credentials immediately, and upgrade the plugin to a patched version once available.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-21612 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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