junit-team junit-framework up to 5.13.1 XML File Parser cleartext storage

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in junit-team junit-framework up to 5.13.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component XML File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext storage. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-53103. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in junit-team junit-framework up to 5.13.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component XML File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

JUnit is a testing framework for Java and the JVM. From version 5.12.0 to 5.13.1, JUnit's support for writing Open Test Reporting XML files can leak Git credentials. The impact depends on the level of the access token exposed through the OpenTestReportGeneratingListener. If these test reports are published or stored anywhere public, then there is the possibility that a rouge attacker can steal the token and perform elevated actions by impersonating the user or app. This issue as been patched in version 5.13.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-53103 since 06/25/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1555 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 259899 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-53103), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.13.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d4fc834c8c1c0b3168cd030c13551d1d041f51bc is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (259899) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-19655). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• junit-team

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• junit-framework

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• 5.13.0
• 5.13.1

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/junit-team/junit-framework/

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