CVE-2020-2261 is a critical vulnerability affecting Jenkins Perfecto Plugin versions 1.17 and earlier. It allows authenticated attackers with Job/Configure permissions to execute arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the underlying CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command) highlights its serious nature.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:perfecto:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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