Incorrect authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin
Priority LOW 21CWE-863Published · Updated
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-863.
Summary
A missing permission check in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier in form-related methods allowed users with Overall/Read access to enumerate credentials ID of credentials stored in Jenkins.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00647 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven): 1.50.2
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 Amazon EC2 Plugin | up to 1.50.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) | before 1.50.2 | 1.50.2 | Patch available | GHSA-rmp9-mc8w-mqf3 |
- Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.50.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.50.2 Fixed in 1.50.2 Patch available GHSA-rmp9-mc8w-mqf3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rmp9-mc8w-mqf3 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.50.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2188
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmp9-mc8w-mqf3
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Jenkins Amazon Ec2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01967 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-01968 Missing authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-02062 Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2020-02064 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2020-02063 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-2188 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2188 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmp9-mc8w-mqf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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