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CVE-2020-2240 — database

HIGHFix: jenkinsci/database-plugin@a68258c

CVE-2020-2240 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database — see the affected versions and patch details below.

CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Database Plugin

Also known asGHSA-jf9j-hx2j-m9xh
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs53th percentile — riskier than 53% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.40%0.79%1.19%0.2%0.7%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database

Real-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

Database Plugin 1.6 and earlier does not require POST requests for the database console, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL scripts.

Database Plugin 1.7 removes the database console.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:databaseall versions1.7org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database:1.7

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
databasejenkins
≤ 1.6
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:database to 1.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-2240 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Database Plugin 1.6 and earlier does not require POST requests for the database console, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL scripts. Database Plugin 1.7 removes the database console.
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CVE-2020-2240: database CSRF — Fixed in 1.7