CVE-2020-2303: CSRF

Published Nov 4, 2020
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Updated

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to perform connection tests, connecting to attacker-specified or previously configured Active Directory servers using attacker-specified credentials.

Other sources

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier does not require POST requests for multiple HTTP endpoints implementing connection and authentication tests, resulting in cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.

This vulnerability allows attackers to perform connection tests, connecting to attacker-specified or previously configured Active Directory servers using attacker-specified credentials.

Active Directory Plugin 2.20 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoints.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Jenkins Active Directory Jenkins<=2.19
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory<2.20
2.20

Event History

Nov 4, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:35 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:33 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-2303?

CVE-2020-2303 is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2303?

The severity of CVE-2020-2303 is medium, with a CVSS score of 4.3.

3

How does CVE-2020-2303 affect Jenkins Active Directory Plugin?

CVE-2020-2303 affects Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier by allowing CSRF attacks through multiple HTTP endpoints.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-2303?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-2303 by performing connection tests and connecting to unauthorized resources.

5

How can I mitigate CVE-2020-2303?

To mitigate CVE-2020-2303, upgrade Jenkins Active Directory Plugin to version 2.20 or later.

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