CVE-2020-2171 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities in the Jenkins RapidDeploy 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-2020-2171?

CVE-2020-2171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin, published on 25 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin 4.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2171?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins MavenAll versions4.2.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins MavenAll versions4.2.1

Products include Jenkins Rapiddeploy.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2171?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins to 4.2.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-2171 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2171 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx.

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