Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2020 · Assigned by jenkins

CVE-2020-2301

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 22.7% 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 allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Windows/ADSI mode.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory2.20GHSA-954f-xw44-56r2
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory2.16.1GHSA-954f-xw44-56r2

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jenkins project Jenkins Active Directory Plugin unspecified – through 2.19

References