CVE-2020-2138 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
An attacker can exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities in the Jenkins Cobertura Plugin to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-2138?
CVE-2020-2138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin, published on 9 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2138?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura Maven | All versions | 1.16 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura Maven | All versions | 1.16 |
Products include Jenkins Cobertura.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2138?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura to 1.16 or later.
Is CVE-2020-2138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm.