# CVE-2020-2191: Improper permission checks in Jenkins Swarm Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2191-improper-permission-checks-in-jenkins-swarm-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-2191 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Improper permission checks in Jenkins Swarm Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-swarm). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-2191 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-2191 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-2191?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.21.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-2191?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven): upgrade to 3.21 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-2191?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven): upgrade to 3.21 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm to 3.21 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.21

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-2191
- GHSA-j852-mp82-wv2g

## Related threats

- [CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins Swarm Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2192-csrf-vulnerability-in-jenkins-swarm-plugin)
- [Jenkins Self-Organizing Swarm Plug-in Modules Plugin XXE vulnerability via UDP broadcast response](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-10309-jenkins-self-organizing-swarm-plug-in-modules-plugin-xxe)