Improper access control in Active Directory - CVE-2020-2300
Published: November 4, 2020 / Updated: November 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48224
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2300
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the Windows/ADSI mode does not specifically prohibit use of empty passwords. A remote attacker can log in to Jenkins as any user by providing an empty password.
Affected software
Active Directory
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2300
Install updates from vendor's website.
Active Directory - update to 2.20