CVE-2020-2165

Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 and earlier transmits configured passwords in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.

Published: 2020-03-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-2165 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-2165

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.64% 0.33% -0.31%
2 2025-03-29 0.33% 0.64% +0.31%
3 2025-03-17 0.33%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-2165

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-2165

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-2165

GHSA-xqf6-5grh-6223 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Passwords transmitted in plain text by Jenkins Artifactory Plugin

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-2165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jfrog artifactory <= 3.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

References for CVE-2020-2165

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