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TI-2020-01968 Aliases CVE-2020-2091GHSA-6hmm-77r2-h6hr

Missing authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin

Priority LOW 38CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

A missing permission check in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.47 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL within the AWS region using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01134 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin (Jenkins project): 1.46.2, 1.42.2org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven): 1.48

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Amazon EC2 Pluginup to 1.471.46.2, 1.42.2Patch availableCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven)before 1.481.48Patch availableGHSA-6hmm-77r2-h6hr
  • Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.47 Fixed in 1.46.2, 1.42.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.48 Fixed in 1.48 Patch available GHSA-6hmm-77r2-h6hr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:amazon_ec2:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.47VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:amazon_ec2:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.47 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 1.46.2, 1.42.2
  • Fix · GHSA-6hmm-77r2-h6hr org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.48 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin unspecified

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-01967 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 PluginPriority MEDIUM 40
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hmm-77r2-h6hr

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2020-01967 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-02062 Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2020-02064 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2020-02065 Incorrect authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2020-02063 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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