Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin
Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.22 and earlier does not mask (i.e., replace with asterisks) secrets in the build log when the build contains no build steps.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01108 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven): 1.23Red Hat: 3 advisories
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 Credentials Binding Plugin | up to 1.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) | before 1.23 | 1.23 | Patch available | GHSA-43j2-r4v3-m8jp |
- Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.23 Fixed in 1.23 Patch available GHSA-43j2-r4v3-m8jp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-43j2-r4v3-m8jp org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) Fixed in 1.23 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4265 Released 2020-10-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.3.40 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 jenkins-2-plugins-4.3.1601981312-1.el7
- RHSA-2020:3625 Released 2020-09-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.4.20 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 jenkins-2-plugins-4.4.1598545590-1.el7
- RHSA-2020:3453 Released 2020-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.5.6 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 jenkins-2-plugins-4.5.1596698303-1.el7, python-rsa-4.5-1.el7, python2-rsa-4.5-1.el7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 | RHSA-2020:4265 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3625 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3453 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43j2-r4v3-m8jp
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Credentials Binding vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-36181 Improper input validation in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-30803 Path traversal in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-33574 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2019-16035 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-05175 Missing authorization in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2020-02059 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-2181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43j2-r4v3-m8jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-2181 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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