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high 8.8

CVE-2020-2116 json

CSRF vulnerability in Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin allows capturing credentials

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-qhxf-m7jm-jc57 , EUVD-2022-4980

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin 1.0.4 and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step 1.0.5

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Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step
<1.0.5
1.0.5

Affected products

  • Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

Sources

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