CVE-2020-2232

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Published Aug 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.72 and 2.73 transmits and displays the SMTP password in plain text as part of the global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in its exposure.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Jenkins project

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.72`	affected	< unspecified
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 2.73

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:email_extension:2.72:::::jenkins::
	cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:email_extension:2.73:::::jenkins::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2556	Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.72 and 2.73 transmits and displays the SMTP password in plain text as part of the global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in its exposure.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5c4v-vh95-c67c	Jenkins Email Extension Plugin SMTP password transmitted and displayed in plain text

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.755% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/4
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-08-12/#SECURITY-1975

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jenkins Email Extension

Weaknesses

CWE-319

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jenkins
Published: Aug 12, 2020, 1:25 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:01 AM
Reserved: Dec 5, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:12 AM

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