CVE-2020-2132Network attack vector

Repository credential disclosure via plaintext job configuration

Published Feb 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Plaintext password storage in Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read repository credentials. EnvironmentManagerBuilder declares repoPassword as a String rather than a Secret, causing Jenkins to serialize it unencrypted into each job config.xml file. Extended Read permission exposes the credential remotely; local users with controller filesystem access can also read it.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin 2.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read repository credentials. EnvironmentManagerBuilder declares repoPassword as a String rather than a Secret, causing Jenkins to serialize it unencrypted into each job config.xml file. Extended Read permission exposes the credential remotely; local users with controller filesystem access can also read it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-2132
Published
Feb 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Jenkins Project
Product
Parasoft Environment Manager Plugin
Classifications
CWE-522, CWE-256, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=2.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jenkins Project · Parasoft Environment Manager Pluginversion=unspecified <=2.14

Published CVSS scores

4.3GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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