Vulnerability in Jenkins Mercurial

CVE-2020-2305

Jenkins Mercurial Plugin 2.11 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Jenkins Mercurial
Jenkins Project Mercurial Plugin — versions unspecified, 2.10.1, 2.9.1

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2305?: CVE-2020-2305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Mercurial. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-2305?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.