# CVE-2020-2197: Missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2197-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-project-inheritance-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-2197 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin

Technologies: [hudson.plugins:project-inheritance (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/hudson-plugins-project-inheritance). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-2197 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-2197 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-2197?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** hudson.plugins:project-inheritance (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=21.04.03.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-2197?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-2197?** Check whether you run hudson.plugins:project-inheritance (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.

## Affected products

- hudson.plugins:project-inheritance (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=21.04.03

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-2197
- GHSA-hj32-9mcw-5cwh

## Related threats

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