What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-2319?

CVE-2020-2319 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Vmware Lab Manager Slaves CVE-2020-2319

MEDIUM

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2020-11-04 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

Information Disclosure Jenkins VMware Vmware Lab Manager Slaves

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 04, 2020 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Jenkins VMware Lab Manager Slaves Plugin 0.2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Jenkins VMware Lab Manager Slaves Plugin 0.2.8 and earlier stores a password unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where it can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system. Affected products include: Jenkins Vmware Lab Manager Slaves.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.