CVE-2020-2138
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2020-2138- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2020-2138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5393 No score
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5393- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows a user able to control the input files for the 'Publish Cobertura Coverage Report' post-build step to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Cobertura Plugin 1.16 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.
- Record
GHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2020-2138- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-11
OSVGHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows a user able to control the input files for the 'Publish Cobertura Coverage Report' post-build step to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Cobertura Plugin 1.16 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.
- Record
GHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:coberturaMaven |
through 1.15 | 1.16 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:coberturaMaven |
before 1.16, plus listed versions 1.101.111.121.12.11.13 Show 19 moreShow less1.141.151.21.31.41.51.61.71.7.11.81.91.9.11.9.21.9.31.9.41.9.51.9.61.9.71.9.8 |
1.16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-2138 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jenkins Cobertura, published March 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura 1.16.