CVE-2020-2306: Medium severity mercurial vulnerability

Published Nov 4, 2020
·
Updated

A missing permission check in Jenkins Mercurial Plugin 2.11 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to obtain a list of names of configured Mercurial installations.

Other sources

Mercurial Plugin 2.11 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to obtain a list of names of configured Mercurial installations.

Red Hat

Mercurial Plugin prior to 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to obtain a list of names of configured Mercurial installations.

Mercurial Plugin 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 performs permission checks when listing configured Mercurial installations.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:3.11.1612862361-1.el7
2-plugins-0:3.11.1612862361-1.el7
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.5.1610108899-1.el7
2-plugins-0:4.5.1610108899-1.el7
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.6.1609853716-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.6.1609853716-1.el8
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial<2.8.1
2.8.1
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial=2.9
2.9.1
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial=2.10
2.10.1
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial=2.11
2.12
redhat/mercurial<2.12
2.12
Jenkins Mercurial Jenkins<=2.11

Event History

Nov 4, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:35 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:33 PM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2306?

CVE-2020-2306 has a medium severity level as it allows unauthorized access to configured Mercurial installations.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-2306?

To fix CVE-2020-2306, upgrade the Jenkins Mercurial Plugin to version 2.12 or later.

3

What is affected by CVE-2020-2306?

CVE-2020-2306 affects Jenkins Mercurial Plugin versions 2.11 and earlier.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2020-2306 enable?

CVE-2020-2306 enables attackers with overall read permission to retrieve configuration details of Mercurial installations.

5

Is authentication required for exploiting CVE-2020-2306?

No, attackers can exploit CVE-2020-2306 without needing to authenticate, as the vulnerability exists in an HTTP endpoint.

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