CVE-2020-2164
Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins Artifactory Plugin
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with 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 Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2164- 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 List No score
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2164- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2426 No score
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q47-ph87-fq4f
Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins Artifactory Plugin
Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password in plain text in the global configuration file org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml. This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 now stores the Artifactory server password encrypted. This change is effective once the global configuration is saved the next time.
- Record
GHSA-4q47-ph87-fq4f- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2164- 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-4q47-ph87-fq4f
Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins Artifactory Plugin
Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password in plain text in the global configuration file org.jfrog.hudson.ArtifactoryBuilder.xml. This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Artifactory Plugin 3.6.0 now stores the Artifactory server password encrypted. This change is effective once the global configuration is saved the next time.
- Record
GHSA-4q47-ph87-fq4f- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-artifactory-2020-2164 No score
Jenkins Artifactory Plugin 3.5.0 and earlier stores its Artifactory server password unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where it can be viewed by users with access to the master file system.
- Record
BIT-artifactory-2020-2164- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:artifactoryMaven |
before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 |
artifactoryBitnami |
before 3.5.1 | 3.5.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:artifactoryMaven |
before 3.6.0, plus listed versions 2.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less2.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.92.1.02.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.1.72.1.82.10.02.10.12.10.22.10.32.10.42.11.02.12.02.12.12.12.22.13.02.13.12.14.02.15.02.15.12.16.02.16.12.16.22.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.72.3.02.3.12.4.02.4.12.4.22.4.3 |
3.6.0 |
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-2020-2164 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Project Artifactory Plugin, published March 25, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:artifactory 3.6.0.
References
Left out here: 31 versions. The JSON record has them.