What is CVE-2020-2280?

CVE-2020-2280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Warnings, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-2280?

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

CSRF in Jenkins Warnings

CVE-2020-2280

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Warnings Plugin 5.0.1 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.8% 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 Warnings
Jenkins Project Warnings Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-23/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/23/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2280?: CVE-2020-2280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Warnings, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-2280?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.