CVE-2020-2108 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin

High 7.6 Published Updated

An attacker with Job/Configure permissions can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability to read sensitive files or execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-2108?

CVE-2020-2108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin, published on 29 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier does not configure the XML parser to prevent XXE attacks which can be exploited by a user with Job/Configure permissions.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2108?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer MavenAll versions to 1.6.1None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer MavenAll versions to 1.6.1None

Products include Jenkins Websphere Deployer.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5wx-w2f9-82gh.

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