CVE-2020-2241:
CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Database Plugin
5.4
CVSS Score
3.1
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.61908%
CWE
Published
5/24/2022
Updated
12/7/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
Java
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database | maven | <= 1.6 | 1.7 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The commit diff shows critical security fixes: 1) Added @POST annotations to enforce HTTP POST requests, 2) Introduced Jenkins.get().checkPermission(Jenkins.ADMINISTER) for authorization checks, and 3) Changed password parameter type to Secret. The affected methods handling database validation (doValidate) and driver checks (doCheckDriver) were previously accessible via GET requests without proper authentication, making them CSRF vectors. The vulnerability documentation explicitly states these endpoints were protected by adding POST requirements and permission checks in version 1.7.