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CVE-2020-2096

81
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-2096 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jenkins Gitlab Hook Plugin versions 1.4.2 and earlier, stemming from improper escaping of project names in the build_now endpoint. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:gitlab_hook:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
89.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2020-2096 · Apr 5, 2020
ExploitDB: EDB-47927 · Jan 16, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8943 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-8696-836p-c8qpmedium

Reflected XSS vulnerability in Jenkins gitlab-hook Plugin

May 24, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/155967/Jenkins-Gitlab-Hook-1.4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
jenkins.io / security/advisory/2020-01-15
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/01/15/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory