Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Jenkins 2.227 and earlier, LTS 2.204.5 and earlier uses different representations of request URL paths, which allows attackers to craft URLs that allow bypassing CSRF protection of any target URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02043 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.204.6, 2.228
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 | up to 2.227; up to LTS 2.204.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.204.6 | 2.204.6 | Patch available | GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.205 to before 2.228 | 2.228 | Patch available | GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.227; up to LTS 2.204.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.204.6 Fixed in 2.204.6 Patch available GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.205 to before 2.228 Fixed in 2.228 Patch available GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.204.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.228 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp
References
Advisory 3
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Sources
- CVE-2020-2160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c735-g9f2-2mvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-2160 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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