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CVE-2020-2305

Published: Nov 4, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Jenkins Mercurial Plugin 2.11 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Affected Products

Jenkins Mercurial PluginJenkins project
On-prem
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurialMavenOSS Libraries
mercurialjenkins
On-prem
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
jenkins projectoss-projectUSDevTools & CI
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
jenkinsoss-projectUSDevTools & CIaka jenkins ci

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2115
jenkins.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2305
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/jenkinsci/mercurial-plugin/commit/84af58b08f80bb92792f7bc04a31487f3eeee95a
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 4, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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