GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-4qrj-99r6-jfrh Missing hostname validation in Email Extension Plugin

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2023-12-14 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-2253
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-295
Reviewed
2022-12-29

Affected packages

• Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext: < 2.76 → fixed in 2.76

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-2253 Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.75 and earlier does not perform hostname validation when connecting to the configured SMTP server. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness

References