CVE-2020-2287 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Request logging bypass in Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trailReal-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
Audit Trail Plugin logs requests whose URL path matches an admin-configured regular expression.
A discrepancy between the behavior of the plugin and the Stapler web framework in parsing URL paths allows attackers to craft URLs that would bypass request logging in Audit Trail Plugin 3.6 and earlier. This only applies to Jenkins 2.227 and earlier, LTS 2.204.5 and earlier, as the fix for SECURITY-1774 prohibits dispatch of affected requests.
Audit Trail Plugin 3.7 processes request URL paths the same way as the Stapler web framework.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail | all versions | 3.7org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail:3.7 |
Affected Products
audit trailjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail to 3.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-2287 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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
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