What is CVE-2020-2227?

CVE-2020-2227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Deployer Framework, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-2227?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Jenkins Deployer Framework

CVE-2020-2227

Jenkins Deployer Framework Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not escape the URL displayed in the build home page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Deployer Framework
Jenkins Project Deployer Framework Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-15/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/15/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2227?: CVE-2020-2227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Deployer Framework, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-2227?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.