Path traversal in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin
Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · 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-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin 1.23.2 and earlier provides an undocumented feature flag that, when enabled, allows an attacker with Job/Configure or Job/Create permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02118 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin (Jenkins project): 1.19.2io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean (Maven): 1.23.3Red Hat: 2 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 Blue Ocean Plugin | up to 1.23.2 | 1.19.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean (Maven) | before 1.23.3 | 1.23.3 | Patch available | GHSA-vq7j-6pcq-f48p |
- Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.23.2 Fixed in 1.19.2 Patch available CNA
- io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.23.3 Fixed in 1.23.3 Patch available GHSA-vq7j-6pcq-f48p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 1.19.2
- Fix · GHSA-vq7j-6pcq-f48p io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean (Maven) Fixed in 1.23.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:5102 Released 2020-11-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 3.11.318 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins-3.11.1603460090-1.el7
- RHSA-2020:4297 Released 2020-10-27 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.6.1 package security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 containers-common-1:1.1.1-2.rhaos4.6.el8, jenkins-2-plugins-4.6.1601368321-1.el8, openshift-clients-4.6.0-202010081244.p0.git.3794.4743d24.el7 +11
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 | RHSA-2020:5102 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4297 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq7j-6pcq-f48p
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Blue Ocean vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21170 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-14443 Blue Ocean allows the creation of GitHub organization folders that are set up to scan a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2022-13010 Missing authorization in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-13008 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Pipeline SCM API for Blue Ocean Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-15857 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugins CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-13009 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-2254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq7j-6pcq-f48p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-2254 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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