CVE-2020-2268: 
MongoDB vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in Jenkins MongoDB Plugin version 1.3 and earlier, tracked as CVE-2020-2268. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 16, 2020, affecting the MongoDB Plugin's form validation functionality (Jenkins Advisory, NVD).

The vulnerability stems from form validation methods that do not require POST requests in the MongoDB Plugin versions 1.3 and earlier. This implementation flaw is coupled with missing permission checks in methods implementing form validation. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as Medium according to CVSS scoring (Jenkins Advisory).

The vulnerability allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to gain access to some metadata of arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller through CSRF attacks (Jenkins Advisory).

The vulnerability can be exploited by attackers who have Overall/Read permission to the Jenkins instance. The exploitation involves taking advantage of the missing POST request requirement in form validation methods (Jenkins Advisory).

As of the advisory publication date, no fix was available for this vulnerability in the MongoDB Plugin. Users should monitor for updates and consider implementing additional access controls to limit Overall/Read permissions (Jenkins Advisory).