CVE-2020-2136
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins Git Plugin
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
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 Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2136- 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 Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2136- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2769 No score
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2769- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c7r-6p5m-cp82
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins Git Plugin
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-6c7r-6p5m-cp82- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2136- 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-6c7r-6p5m-cp82
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins Git Plugin
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.2.0 and earlier does not escape the error message for the repository URL for Microsoft TFS field form validation, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-6c7r-6p5m-cp82- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:2478
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:2478- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:2737
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.z jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:2737- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:3616
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.35 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:3616- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitMaven |
through 4.2.0 | 4.2.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:gitMaven |
before 4.2.1, plus listed versions 1.2.01.3.01.4.01.5.01.6.0-beta-1 Show 45 moreShow less2.02.0-beta-22.0-beta-32.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.1.02.2.02.2.12.2.102.2.112.2.122.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.72.2.82.2.92.32.3-beta-12.3-beta-22.3-beta-32.3-beta-42.3.12.3.22.3.32.3.42.3.52.4.02.4.12.4.22.4.32.4.42.5.02.5.0-beta12.5.0-beta22.5.0-beta32.5.0-beta42.5.0-beta52.5.12.5.22.5.3 |
4.2.1 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.1591354111-1.el7 | 0:3.11.1591354111-1.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 0:4.4.1592817009-1.el7 | 0:4.4.1592817009-1.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.1597915133-1.el7 | 0:4.3.1597915133-1.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, 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-2020-2136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Git, published March 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git 4.2.1.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2136
github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin/commit/f581998be38cfed8e080c672c4b7caa8b4a45979
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2478
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1819074
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_2478.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10392
Left out here: 67 versions. The JSON record has them.