CVE-2020-2235 CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin allow capturing credentials

Medium 6.5 Published 12 Aug 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit CSRF to connect to malicious JDBC URLs using stolen credentials, potentially capturing sensitive Jenkins credentials.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2020-2235?

CVE-2020-2235 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin, published on 12 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.8.2 and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified JDBC URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, potentially capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2235?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-maven. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-maven` Maven	All versions	`3.8.3`
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-maven` Maven	All versions	`3.8.3`

Products include Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2235?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-maven to 3.8.3 or later.

Is CVE-2020-2235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2hg-2jj6-h8vh.