What is CVE-2020-2172?

CVE-2020-2172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Code Coverage API, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-2172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Jenkins Code Coverage API

CVE-2020-2172

Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin 1.1.4 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Code Coverage API
Jenkins Project Code Coverage API Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-776 — Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion)

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-07/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/07/3 (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2172?: CVE-2020-2172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Code Coverage API, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-2172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.