CVE-2020-2212
Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin
Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2212- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2212- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2643 No score
Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2643- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r5f-hcwf-r9jh
Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin
GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.10 and earlier stores a GitHub access token in plain text in its global configuration file io.jenkins.plugins.gcr.PluginConfiguration.xml. This token can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-5r5f-hcwf-r9jh- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system configuration.
- Record
CVE-2020-2212- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5r5f-hcwf-r9jh
Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin
GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.10 and earlier stores a GitHub access token in plain text in its global configuration file io.jenkins.plugins.gcr.PluginConfiguration.xml. This token can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-5r5f-hcwf-r9jh- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporterMaven |
through 1.10 | None known |
io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporterMaven |
through 1.10, plus listed versions 1.01.11.31.41.5 Show 4 moreShow less1.61.71.81.9 |
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-2020-2212 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Github Coverage Reporter, published July 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.