CVE-2020-2245 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Valgrind Plugin

High 7.1 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities in the Jenkins Valgrind 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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-2245?

CVE-2020-2245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Valgrind Plugin, published on 1 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2245?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:valgrind MavenAll versions to 0.28None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:valgrind MavenAll versions to 0.28None

Products include Jenkins Valgrind.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq2q-8hxc-7jr2.

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