Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2020 · Assigned by jenkins

CVE-2020-2300

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin from Jenkins project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier does not prohibit the use of an empty password in Windows/ADSI mode, which allows attackers to log in to Jenkins as any user depending on the configuration of the Active Directory server.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory2.20GHSA-8wcw-cw2f-h4g2
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory2.16.1GHSA-8wcw-cw2f-h4g2

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jenkins project Jenkins Active Directory Plugin unspecified – through 2.19

References