What is CVE-2020-2179?

CVE-2020-2179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Yaml Axis, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-2179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Jenkins Yaml Axis

CVE-2020-2179

Jenkins Yaml Axis Plugin 0.2.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jenkins Yaml_axis
Jenkins Project Yaml Axis Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2179?: CVE-2020-2179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Yaml Axis, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-2179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.