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CVE-2020-2251

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

Jenkins SoapUI Pro Functional Testing Plugin 1.5 and earlier transmits project passwords in its configuration in plain text as part of job configuration forms, potentially resulting in their exposure.

Affected products

• Jenkins: before 2.236 — fixed in 2.236
• Jenkins project Jenkins SoapUI Pro Functional Testing Plugin: through 1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins 2.236. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/3
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01/#SECURITY-1631%20%282%29
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/3
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01/#SECURITY-1631%20%282%29

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