Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins White Source Plugin
Priority LOW 21CWE-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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Jenkins White Source Plugin 19.1.1 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission (config.xml), or access to the master file system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00691 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:whitesource (Maven): 20.8.1
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 White Source Plugin | up to 19.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:whitesource (Maven) | before 20.8.1 | 20.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2 |
- Jenkins White Source Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 19.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:whitesource (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 20.8.1 Fixed in 20.8.1 Patch available GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:whitesource (Maven) Fixed in 20.8.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2213
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2020-2213 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2213 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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