# CVE-2020-2303: CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin

> Attackers can exploit CSRF to force connection tests to malicious Active Directory servers using attacker-controlled credentials in Jenkins.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wf5-4mf7-vmh3

## What is CVE-2020-2303?

CVE-2020-2303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin, published on 4 Nov 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 Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to perform connection tests, connecting to attacker-specified or previously configured Active Directory servers using attacker-specified credentials.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2303?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory` | Maven | All versions | 2.20 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory` | Maven | All versions | 2.20 |

Products: Jenkins Active Directory.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-2303?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory to 2.20 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-2303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin

- [CVE-2020-2299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2299/): Improper Authentication in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-2300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2300/): Improper Authentication (empty password) in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-2301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2301/): Authentication cache in Active Directory Jenkins Plugin allows logging in with any password (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2649/): Jenkins Active Directory Plugin did not verify certificate of AD server (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-1003009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003009/): Jenkins Active Directory Plugin Improper certificate validation with StartTLS (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-2303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-2303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin, published on 4 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.20
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.20

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2303/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2303

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2303/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.