What is CVE-2020-2241?

CVE-2020-2241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Database, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-2241?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-2241 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Jenkins Database

CVE-2020-2241

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins database Plugin 1.6 and earlier allows attackers to connect to an attacker-specified database server using attacker-specified credentials.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-09-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Database
Jenkins Project Database Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2241?: CVE-2020-2241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Database, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-2241?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-2241 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.