Incorrect authorization in Jenkins Sounds Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Sounds Plugin | up to 0.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sounds (Maven) | before 0.6 | 0.6 | Patch available | GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv |
- Jenkins Sounds Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sounds (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.6 Fixed in 0.6 Patch available GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sounds (Maven) Fixed in 0.6 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Jenkins Sounds Plugin unspecified
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01975 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Sounds PluginPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv
References
More Jenkins Sounds vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01975 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Sounds Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-2097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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