What is CVE-2020-2324?

CVE-2020-2324 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Cvs, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-2324?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Jenkins Cvs

CVE-2020-2324

Jenkins CVS Plugin 2.16 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Cvs
Jenkins Project Cvs Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2324?: CVE-2020-2324 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Cvs, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-2324?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.