Jenkins Sonar Quality Gates Plugin transmits credentials in plain text during configuration

published 2020-03-09 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-6fh3-xhwg-7hfh , EUVD-2022-2776

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Sonar Quality Gates Plugin 1.3.1 and earlier transmits configured credentials in plain text as part of its global Jenkins configuration form, potentially resulting in their exposure.

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Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.0	3.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sonar-quality-gates	<=1.3.1	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Sonar Quality Gates Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1523
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2150
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/sonar-quality-gates-plugin
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-2150
GitHub Advisory GHSA-6fh3-xhwg-7hfh
NVD CVE-2020-2150

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