Medium severity · published Apr 7, 2020
CVE-2020-2175
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.31 and earlier does not correctly escape report contents before showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS)…
5.4
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.31 and earlier does not correctly escape report contents before showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users able to control the XML input files processed by the plugin.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Fitnesse · Jenkins
through 1.31 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2175
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2175
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/07/3
Third Party Advisory
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-07/#SECURITY-1801
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