High severity · published Mar 25, 2020
CVE-2020-2165
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 and earlier transmits configured passwords in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 and earlier transmits configured passwords in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Artifactory · Jfrog
through 3.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2165
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2165
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/25/2
jenkins.io
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-25/#SECURITY-1542%20%282%29
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