CVE-2020-2323 — chaos-monkey
MEDIUMCVE-2020-2323 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-862 vulnerability in io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey. A fix is available for io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Missing permission checks in Jenkins Chaos Monkey Plugin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkeyReal-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 Chaos Monkey Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not perform permission checks in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to access the Chaos Monkey page and to see the history of actions.
Jenkins Chaos Monkey Plugin 0.4.1 requires Overall/Administer permission to access the Chaos Monkey page and to see the history of actions.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey | all versions | 0.4.1io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey:0.4.1 |
Affected Products
chaos monkeynetflixDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update io.jenkins.plugins:chaos-monkey to 0.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-2323 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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