Access token stored in plain text by Jenkins SMS Notification Plugin

LOW 3.3CVE-2020-2297 · GHSA-vwfv-qpw8-83c7 · Published 08/10/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-2297 is a LOW (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability affecting com.hoiio.jenkins:sms, sms notification (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.34%, higher than 27.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
com.hoiio.jenkins:sms Maven	`≤ 1.2`	No fix yet
sms notification jenkins	`≤ 1.2`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins SMS Notification Plugin 1.2 and earlier stores an access token unencrypted in its global configuration file com.hoiio.jenkins.plugin.SMSNotification.xml on the Jenkins controller as part of its configuration.

This access token can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

NVD description

Jenkins SMS Notification Plugin 1.2 and earlier stores an access token unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2297 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/sms-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5 · WEB

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