CVE-2020-2301
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2020 at 02:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorActive Directory
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Windows/ADSI mode.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Active Directory· Jenkinsjenkins-plugin
95%v ≤ 2.19
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.16.1 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2123CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
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