CVE-2020-2253

Description

Email Extension Plugin 2.75 and earlier does not perform hostname validation when connecting to the configured SMTP server. This lack of validation could be abused using a man-in-the-middle attack to intercept these connections. Email Extension Plugin 2.76 validates the SMTP hostname when connecting via TLS by default. In Email Extension Plugin 2.75 and earlier, administrators can set the Java system property `mail.smtp.ssl.checkserveridentity` to `true` on startup to enable this protection. Alternatively, this protection can be enabled (or disabled in the new version) via the 'Advanced Email Properties' field in the plugin’s configuration in Configure System. In case of problems, this protection can be disabled again by setting `mail.smtp.ssl.checkserveridentity` to `false` using either method.

How to fix CVE-2020-2253

To remediate CVE-2020-2253, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 2.76 or later

Is CVE-2020-2253 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.76

CVSS scores

References (5)

• ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2253
• PATCHgithub.com/jenkinsci/email-ext-plugin
• WEBgithub.com/jenkinsci/email-ext-plugin/commit/ac039ba581f5946975a327709ff201b459900caa
• WEBwww.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1851