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CVE-2020-2138

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-2138 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin versions 1.15 and earlier, stemming from an improperly configured XML parser. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) allows an authenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact over the network with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for data disclosure remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:cobertura:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:coberturaFixed in: 1.16

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfmhigh

XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin

May 24, 2022
redhatCVE-2020-2138Moderate

jenkins-cobertura-plugin: XML parser not configured to prevent XXE attack

Mar 9, 2020

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2020-03-09
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory