CVE-2020-2153
Credentials transmitted in plain text by Backlog Plugin
Jenkins Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.
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 Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.
- Record
CVE-2020-2153- 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-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.
- Record
CVE-2020-2153- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4693 No score
Jenkins Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4693- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p68c-xg89-2g5r
Credentials transmitted in plain text by Backlog Plugin
Backlog Plugin stores credentials in job config.xml files as part of its configuration.
While the credentials are stored encrypted on disk, they are transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission.
- Record
GHSA-p68c-xg89-2g5r- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.
- Record
CVE-2020-2153- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p68c-xg89-2g5r
Credentials transmitted in plain text by Backlog Plugin
Backlog Plugin stores credentials in job config.xml files as part of its configuration.
While the credentials are stored encrypted on disk, they are transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission.
- Record
GHSA-p68c-xg89-2g5r- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:backlogMaven |
before 2.5 | 2.5 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:backlogMaven |
before 2.5, plus listed versions 1.101.111.31.41.5 Show 9 moreShow less1.61.71.81.92.02.12.22.32.4 |
2.5 |
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-2020-2153 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Backlog, published March 9, 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:backlog 2.5.