CVE-2020-2107
Fortify Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stores proxy server passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stores proxy server passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2107- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stores proxy server passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2107- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5847 No score
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stores proxy server passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5847- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr37-pjfh-qwwc
Fortify Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stored its proxy server password unencrypted in job config.xml files. This password could be read by users with the Extended Read permission.
Fortify Plugin 19.2.30 now encrypts the proxy server password.
- Record
GHSA-xr37-pjfh-qwwc- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xr37-pjfh-qwwc
Fortify Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Fortify Plugin 19.1.29 and earlier stored its proxy server password unencrypted in job config.xml files. This password could be read by users with the Extended Read permission.
Fortify Plugin 19.2.30 now encrypts the proxy server password.
- Record
GHSA-xr37-pjfh-qwwc- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortifyMaven |
through 19.1.29 | 19.2.30 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortifyMaven |
before 19.2.30, plus listed versions 19.1.2819.1.29 |
19.2.30 |
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-2020-2107 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Fortify, published January 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify 19.2.30.