What is CVE-2020-2298?

CVE-2020-2298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Nerrvana. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-2298?

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

Vulnerability in Jenkins Nerrvana

CVE-2020-2298

Jenkins Nerrvana Plugin 1.02.06 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Published 2020-10-08 · 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 (64.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% 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 Nerrvana
Jenkins Project Nerrvana Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 1.02.06

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2298?: CVE-2020-2298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Nerrvana. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-2298?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.