Zephyr For Jira Test ManagementApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2020-2154
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJenkins Zephyr for JIRA Test Management Plugin 1.5 and earlier stores its credentials in plain text in a global configuration file on the Jenkins master file system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jenkins Zephyr for JIRA Test Management Plugin versions 1.5 and earlier stores user credentials in plain text within a global configuration file on the Jenkins master filesystem. This exposes authentication secrets to anyone with filesystem read access to the Jenkins master, violating secure storage practices.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Zephyr For Jira Test ManagementApplication
<= 1.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin is installedNavigate to Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed and search for 'Zephyr for JIRA Test Management' or 'Zephyr' to verify the plugin is presentAffected if The plugin is listed as installed with version 1.5 or earlier
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Locate the plugin configuration directoryLook for the Zephyr plugin configuration directory in the Jenkins home directory, typically under $JENKINS_HOME/zephyr-for-jira-plugin or similar plugin-specific folder structureAffected if The plugin's configuration directory exists on the Jenkins master filesystem
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Inspect the global configuration file for credentialsFind and read the global configuration file (often named config.xml or similar) within the plugin's configuration directory and search for plain text credential fields such as username, password, or apiKeyAffected if The configuration file contains unencrypted credentials stored in plain text (visible as readable text rather than encrypted or masked values)
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Check credential storage formatExamine credential values in the configuration file - if they appear as plain readable strings rather than masked entries or encrypted tokens, they are stored insecurelyAffected if Credentials appear as plaintext strings instead of being encrypted, hashed, or stored in Jenkins credential store
User is affected if the Zephyr for JIRA Test Management plugin version 1.5 or earlier is installed AND plain text credentials are found in the plugin's global configuration file on the Jenkins master.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of the plugin that implements proper credential encryption, or remove the plugin if no patch is available. Review and rotate any exposed credentials immediately.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-2154 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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