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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-2253

CVE-2020-2253

Description

Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.75 and earlier does not perform hostname validation when connecting to the configured SMTP server.

AI Insight

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:email-extMaven	< 2.76	2.76

Affected products

2

ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/email-ext
Range: < 2.76
Jenkins Project/Email Extension Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

5

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qrj-99r6-jfrhghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2253ghsaADVISORY
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3ghsamailing-listx_refsource_MLISTWEB
github.com/jenkinsci/email-ext-plugin/commit/ac039ba581f5946975a327709ff201b459900caaghsaWEB
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB

News mentions

1

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-09-16
Jenkins Security Advisories · Sep 16, 2020