Missing permission checks in Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin allows capturing credentials

published 2020-02-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr , EUVD-2022-5743

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

A missing permission check in Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin 1.0.4 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step 1.0.5

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-githubnotify-step	<1.0.5	1.0.5

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-285 Improper Authorization

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2020-02-12/#SECURITY-812%20%281%29
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/3
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2117
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/pipeline-githubnotify-step-plugin
package
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2020-02-12/#SECURITY-812%20(1)
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-2117
GitHub Advisory GHSA-x7rc-5mjg-5pvr
NVD CVE-2020-2117

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Summary