Critical severity · published Nov 4, 2020
CVE-2020-2301
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…
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AD
Active Directory · Jenkins
through 2.19 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2301
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2301
Vendor Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2123
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