CVE-2020-2249
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins tfs Plugin
Jenkins Team Foundation Server Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller 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 Team Foundation Server Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2249- 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-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Team Foundation Server Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5510 No score
Jenkins Team Foundation Server Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5510- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6c2-jrhh-jrxg
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins tfs Plugin
tfs Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file hudson.plugins.tfs.TeamPluginGlobalConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. This secret can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-w6c2-jrhh-jrxg- 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-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Team Foundation Server Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2249- 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-w6c2-jrhh-jrxg
Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins tfs Plugin
tfs Plugin 5.157.1 and earlier stores a webhook secret unencrypted in its global configuration file hudson.plugins.tfs.TeamPluginGlobalConfig.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration. This secret can be viewed by attackers with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-w6c2-jrhh-jrxg- 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-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:tfsMaven |
through 5.157.1 | None known |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:tfsMaven |
through 5.157.1, plus listed versions 2.03.0.03.0.13.1.13.2.0 Show 16 moreShow less4.0.04.1.05.0.05.1.05.121.05.126.05.133.05.139.15.139.25.142.05.157.05.2.05.2.15.3.15.3.35.3.4 |
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-2020-2249 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Jenkins Team Foundation Server, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.