CVE-2020-2151

MEDIUMNVD 5.33.1▼

5.3

Jenkins Quality Gates Plugin 2.5 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 3.1(medium)
EPSS: 8.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 9, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroupshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroupshttps://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1519
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1519

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
maven	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:quality-gates	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:quality-gates	2.2, 2.3, 2.5	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 06:57 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 06:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-2151?

CVE-2020-2151 is a medium vulnerability published on March 9, 2020. Jenkins Quality Gates Plugin 2.5 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.

When was CVE-2020-2151 disclosed?

CVE-2020-2151 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 9, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-2151 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-2151 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-2151?

CVE-2020-2151 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 3.1.

How do I remediate CVE-2020-2151?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-2151, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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