TI-2020-01994 Aliases CVE-2020-2117 GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr

Incorrect default permissions in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin

LOW 21CWE-276Published 2020-02-12 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

A missing permission check in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin 1.0.4 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00678 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step (Maven): 1.0.5

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 Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin	up to 1.0.4	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step (Maven)	before 1.0.5	1.0.5	Patch available	GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr

Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.5 Fixed in 1.0.5 Patch available GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline_github_notify_step::::::jenkins::*	up to 1.0.4	Vulnerable	Jenkins

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline_github_notify_step:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step (Maven) Fixed in 1.0.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2117
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

TI-2020-01993 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-01995 Incorrect default permissions in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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