CVE-2020-2097
Missing permission checks in Jenkins Sounds Plugin allow OS command execution
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2020-2097- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2020-2097- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4113 No score
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv
Missing permission checks in Jenkins Sounds Plugin allow OS command execution
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2020-2097- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv
Missing permission checks in Jenkins Sounds Plugin allow OS command execution
Jenkins Sounds Plugin 0.5 and earlier does not perform permission checks in URLs performing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to execute arbitrary OS commands as the OS user account running Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-h8w6-c53g-53vv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soundsMaven |
before 0.6 | 0.6 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:soundsMaven |
before 0.6, plus listed versions 0.5 |
0.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-2097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Sounds, published January 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sounds 0.6.