High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 15, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-2228

Description

Jenkins Gitlab Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not perform group authorization checks properly, resulting in a privilege escalation vulnerability.

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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitlab-oauthMaven	< 1.6	1.6

Affected products

Jenkins Project/Gitlab Authentication
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:gitlab_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=1.5
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/gitlab-oauth
Range: < 1.6
Jenkins Project/GitLab Authentication Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/15/5nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qq38-mxpq-rrpjghsaADVISORY
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-15/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2228ghsaADVISORY

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-07-15
Jenkins Security Advisories · Jul 15, 2020

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