CVE-2020-2212
MEDIUMCVE-2020-2212 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-522 vulnerability in io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporter. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2020-2212 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Secret stored in plain text by Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin
Real-World Exposure
io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporterReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Jenkins GitHub Coverage Reporter Plugin 1.8 and earlier stores secrets unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with access to the master file system or read permissions on the system configuration.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporter | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporter. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of io.jenkins.plugins:github-coverage-reporter has shipped for CVE-2020-2212 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2020-2212 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2020-2212. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-2212 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2020-2212 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.