Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Jenkins Azure Key Vault Plugin 2.0 and earlier allowed any user with basic Jenkins Overall/Read access to list credential IDs stored in Jenkins. This does not prove secret values were exposed, but credential identifiers can help attackers plan follow-on access or social-engineering attempts.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted access-control cleanup, not an emergency secret leak based on available evidence. Prioritize Jenkins instances with many low-trust users, shared CI access, or sensitive credential naming.
Technical view
The issue is a missing permission check in Jenkins Azure Key Vault Plugin 2.0 and earlier. Users with Overall/Read could enumerate Jenkins credential IDs that should be protected by stricter authorization. The provided sources do not include CVSS, CWE, exploit details, or a specific fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Jenkins environments using Azure Key Vault Plugin 2.0 or earlier, where untrusted or broadly assigned users have Overall/Read permission.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show active exploitation and marks CISA KEV as false. The vulnerability requires an authenticated Jenkins user with Overall/Read permission; sources only support credential ID enumeration, not secret-value disclosure.
Researcher notes
The central security boundary is Jenkins credential metadata visibility. Sources do not identify secret-value exposure, unauthenticated access, public exploitation, CVSS, or a named patch level. Avoid assuming broader credential compromise without logs or vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Check Jenkins vendor advisory and plugin manager for the corrected plugin release.
- Upgrade Jenkins Azure Key Vault Plugin from version 2.0 or earlier when vendor guidance permits.
- Restrict Overall/Read permission to trusted Jenkins users and groups.
- Review credential naming to avoid exposing sensitive business context through IDs.
- Investigate credential use if untrusted users previously had Overall/Read access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Jenkins controllers using Azure Key Vault Plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are not 2.0 or earlier.
- Review Jenkins authorization matrix for users with Overall/Read permission.
- Check whether non-administrators can view credential IDs in normal Jenkins UI paths.
- Record remediation evidence and residual access exceptions.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2110CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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