4.3CVSSMEDIUM
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Affected Products
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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References
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2104
jenkins.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2306
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/jenkinsci/mercurial-plugin/commit/edd59db1eec7e3c8d467372cd8417ae65eeb29dd
github.com
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Timeline
Published
Nov 4, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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