Vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin (CVE-2020-2294)

Summary

Vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin (CVE-2020-2294). Data can be tampered with by attackers.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin 1.3.2 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to start cascade builds and layout builds, and reconfigure the plugin.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-2294 has been found in Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin.
Data can be tampered with by attackers.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin CVE-2020-2294" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2020-2294 (Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Jenkins Maven Cascade Release Plugin を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

References

advisory openwall.com
advisory jenkins.io