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CVE-2020-2300

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier does not prohibit the use of an empty password in Windows/ADSI mode, which allows attackers to log in to Jenkins as any user depending on the configuration of the Active Directory server.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Jenkins — Active Directory

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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