CVE-2020-2318
Passwords stored in plain text by Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin
Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller 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 Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2318- 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 Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2318- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2336 No score
Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2336- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-485q-v457-3p58
Passwords stored in plain text by Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin
Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-485q-v457-3p58- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2318- 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-485q-v457-3p58
Passwords stored in plain text by Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin
Jenkins Mail Commander Plugin for Jenkins-ci Plugin 1.0.0 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-485q-v457-3p58- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-256, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mailcommanderMaven |
through 1.0.0 | None known |
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-2020-2318 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Mail Commander, published November 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.