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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-2301

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Windows/ADSI mode.

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CVE-2020-2301
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1 Nov 2026, 06:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-2301

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Nov 2020, 15:15 UTC

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Windows/ADSI mode.

osv:CVE-2020-2301
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2301",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Windows/ADSI mode.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-2301",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "affected": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:42.595704142Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2123"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435414,
  "published_at": "2020-11-04T15:15:11.193+00:00"
}