🛡️ CVE-2020-2153 — backlog

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-319 OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Credentials transmitted in plain text by Backlog Plugin

Backlog Plugin stores credentials in job config.xml files as part of its configuration.

While the credentials are stored encrypted on disk, they are transmitted in plain text as part of the configuration form by Backlog Plugin 2.4 and earlier. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2020-2153 is classified as CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. Sensitive data crosses the network without encryption and can be read or altered in transit.

Affected software

CVE-2020-2153 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:backlog (fixed in 2.5)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
jenkins.io (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-319
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-24
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-02-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:backlog — 2.5

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