VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-2172

Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin 1.1.4 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.07%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin 1.1.4 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 1.07% probability · 65th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-776
Affected: jenkins/code coverage api
Source: jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/07/3
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-07/#SECURITY-1699Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/07/3
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-07/#SECURITY-1699Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.