Missing permission check in Perfecto Plugin

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2020-2260 · GHSA-3h2q-m63q-9cf6 · Published 16/09/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-2260 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting io.jenkins.plugins:perfecto, perfecto (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.66%, higher than 51.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.18 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
io.jenkins.plugins:perfecto Maven	`< 1.18`	`1.18`
perfecto jenkins	`≤ 1.17`	No fix yet

Description

Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing a connection test.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP URL using attacker-specified username and password.

Perfecto Plugin 1.18 requires Overall/Administer permission to perform a connection test.

NVD description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP URL using attacker-specified credentials.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2260 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/perfecto-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

io.jenkins.plugins:perfecto

Maven

< 1.18

1.18

perfecto

jenkins

≤ 1.17

No fix yet

Description

Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing a connection test.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP URL using attacker-specified username and password.

Perfecto Plugin 1.18 requires Overall/Administer permission to perform a connection test.

NVD description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified HTTP URL using attacker-specified credentials.