Missing permission checks in Jenkins Database Plugin

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2020-2242 · GHSA-hj36-v72x-cc6j · Published 01/09/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-2242 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database, database (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.71%, higher than 53.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.7 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database Maven	`< 1.7`	`1.7`
database jenkins	`≤ 1.6`	No fix yet

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins database Plugin 1.6 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read access to Jenkins to connect to an attacker-specified database server using attacker-specified credentials.

Database Plugin 1.7 requires Overall/Administer permission for the affected form validation method.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2242 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/database-plugin commit 7a438d9 · WEB
jenkinsci/database-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/3 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database

Maven

< 1.7

1.7

database

jenkins

≤ 1.6

No fix yet

Description

Database Plugin 1.7 requires Overall/Administer permission for the affected form validation method.

NVD description

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