Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin
Priority LOW 22CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · 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 containing a `$` character in some circumstances.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00899 59th 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-7ff8-qfwx-8gx5 |
- 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-7ff8-qfwx-8gx5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7ff8-qfwx-8gx5 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: Low. 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-2020-2182
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7ff8-qfwx-8gx5
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-2020-02058 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-05175 Missing authorization in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-2182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7ff8-qfwx-8gx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-2182 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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