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CVE-2020-2228

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Jenkins Gitlab Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not perform group authorization checks properly, resulting in a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Affected products

• Jenkins project Jenkins Gitlab Authentication Plugin: through 1.5

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/15/5
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-15/#SECURITY-1792
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/15/5
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-15/#SECURITY-1792

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