CVE-2020-2132
Password stored in plain text by Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2132- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 ListNo score
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2132- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3976No score
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3976- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmg2-3w6v-945p
Password stored in plain text by Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
GHSA-gmg2-3w6v-945p- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2132- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gmg2-3w6v-945p
Password stored in plain text by Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin
Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
GHSA-gmg2-3w6v-945p- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.parasoft:environment-managerMaven | before 2.15 | 2.15 |
com.parasoft:environment-managerMaven | before 2.15, plus listed versions 2.102.112.122.132.14 Show 8 moreShow less2.22.32.42.52.62.72.82.9 | 2.15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2020-2132 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Parasoft Environment Manager, published February 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in com.parasoft:environment-manager 2.15.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-02-12
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2132
github.com/jenkinsci/environment-manager-tools-plugin/commit/a2511b9d3dfbd3778471c6840ae6026076f11134