Plaintext Password Storage in Minecraft RCON Terminal Extension by Jake Cooper
CVE-2025-61680

6.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Jaketcooper

Status
Minecraft-rcon
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-61680?

The Minecraft RCON Terminal is a Visual Studio Code extension that simplifies server management for Minecraft. However, versions 0.1.0 through 2.0.6 were discovered to store user passwords in plaintext within the VS Code configuration API, specifically in settings.json. This exposes sensitive information and poses a significant security risk. The vulnerability has been remediated in version 2.1.0, which implements secure password handling practices.

Affected Version(s)

Minecraft-rcon >= 0.1.0, < 2.1.0

References

https://github.com/jaketcooper/Minecraft-rcon/security/ad...
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https://github.com/jaketcooper/Minecraft-rcon/commit/3127...
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https://github.com/jaketcooper/Minecraft-rcon/releases/ta...
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CVSS V4

Score:
6.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-61680 : Plaintext Password Storage in Minecraft RCON Terminal Extension by Jake Cooper