CVE-2020-2139
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2139- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4530 No score
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4530- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m935-chfp-9f63
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system. Cobertura Plugin 1.16 sanitizes the file paths to prevent escape from the base directory.
- Record
GHSA-m935-chfp-9f63- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-2139- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-11
OSVGHSA-m935-chfp-9f63
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier allows attackers able to control the coverage report file contents to overwrite any file on the Jenkins master file system. Cobertura Plugin 1.16 sanitizes the file paths to prevent escape from the base directory.
- Record
GHSA-m935-chfp-9f63- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2020-2139 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) 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 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura 1.16.