CVE-2020-2197 Missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin
Attackers can read sensitive job configurations without proper permissions due to missing authorization checks in the Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-2197?
CVE-2020-2197 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin, published on 3 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin 19.08.02 and earlier does not require users to have Job/ExtendedRead permission to access Inheritance Project job configurations in XML format.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2197?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including hudson.plugins:project-inheritance. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
hudson.plugins:project-inheritance Maven | All versions to 21.04.03 | None |
hudson.plugins:project-inheritance Maven | All versions to 21.04.03 | None |
Products include Jenkins Project Inheritance.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-2197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-10408 Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
- CVE-2019-10409 Missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj32-9mcw-5cwh.