CVE-2020-2218
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin
Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a 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
- Local
- 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 HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a 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-2020-2218- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a 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-2020-2218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3742 No score
Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a 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-2022-3742- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc3j-cfqv-pfrm
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin
HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a password in plain text in its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.plugins.qc.QualityCenterIntegrationRecorder.xml. This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-fc3j-cfqv-pfrm- 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-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a 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-2020-2218- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fc3j-cfqv-pfrm
Password stored in plain text by Jenkins HP ALM Quality Center Plugin
HP ALM Quality Center Plugin 1.6 and earlier stores a password in plain text in its global configuration file org.jenkinsci.plugins.qc.QualityCenterIntegrationRecorder.xml. This password can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-fc3j-cfqv-pfrm- 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-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-quality-centerMaven |
through 1.6 | None known |
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-2020-2218 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Jenkins Project Hp Alm Quality Center Plugin, published July 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.