Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2020 · Assigned by jenkins
CVE-2020-2305
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Jenkins Mercurial Plugin from Jenkins project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Jenkins Mercurial Plugin 2.11 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial | 2.12 | GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr |
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial | 2.10.1 | GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr |
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial | 2.9.1 | GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr |
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial | 2.8.1 | GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkins project | Jenkins Mercurial Plugin | unspecified – through 2.11 |
References
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/#SECURITY-2115 x_refsource_CONFIRM