CVE-2020-2311
Missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin allows replacing plugin configuration
A missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2311- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2311- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3063 No score
A missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7v7g-mh53-89hw
Missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin allows replacing plugin configuration
Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint processing form submissions.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.6 properly performs permission checks when processing configuration form submissions.
- Record
GHSA-7v7g-mh53-89hw- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2311- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7v7g-mh53-89hw
Missing permission check in Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin allows replacing plugin configuration
Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint processing form submissions.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to replace the global AWS configuration.
Jenkins AWS Global Configuration Plugin 1.6 properly performs permission checks when processing configuration form submissions.
- Record
GHSA-7v7g-mh53-89hw- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:aws-global-configurationMaven |
through 1.5 | 1.6 |
io.jenkins.plugins:aws-global-configurationMaven |
before 1.6, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.31.3.11.41.5 |
1.6 |
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-2020-2311 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Aws Global Configuration, published November 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in io.jenkins.plugins:aws-global-configuration 1.6.