CVE-2020-2175
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins FitNesse Plugin
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-2175- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-2175- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3710 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3710- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6vx-3fq6-hxm8
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins FitNesse Plugin
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.31 and earlier does not correctly escape report contents before showing them on the Jenkins UI.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users able to control the XML input files processed by the plugin.
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.32 escapes content from XML input files before rendering it on the Jenkins UI.
- Record
GHSA-f6vx-3fq6-hxm8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-2175- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f6vx-3fq6-hxm8
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins FitNesse Plugin
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.31 and earlier does not correctly escape report contents before showing them on the Jenkins UI.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users able to control the XML input files processed by the plugin.
Jenkins FitNesse Plugin 1.32 escapes content from XML input files before rendering it on the Jenkins UI.
- Record
GHSA-f6vx-3fq6-hxm8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesseMaven |
through 1.31 | 1.32 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesseMaven |
before 1.32, plus listed versions 1.101.111.121.131.14 Show 14 moreShow less1.151.161.241.261.271.281.301.311.51.61.71.81.8.11.9 |
1.32 |
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-2020-2175 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Fitnesse, published April 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse 1.32.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-07
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/07/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2175
github.com/jenkinsci/fitnesse-plugin/commit/309d40212338ad6e388f61892e4386f6645438a9