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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-2138

Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

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CVE-2020-2138
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1 Nov 2026, 07:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-2138

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Mar 2020, 16:15 UTC

Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

osv:CVE-2020-2138
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2138",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-2138",
    "summary": "Jenkins Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-2138",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      ],
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        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/cobertura-plugin",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "415cca36afbf1e6f977716f2cd564cfb4a5b8de8"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:cobertura:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.15"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "cobertura-1.15",
            "cobertura-1.14",
            "cobertura-1.13",
            "cobertura-1.12.1",
            "cobertura-1.10",
            "cobertura-1.9.8",
            "cobertura-1.9.7",
            "cobertura-1.9.6",
            "cobertura-1.9.5",
            "cobertura-1.9.4",
            "cobertura-1.9.3",
            "cobertura-1.9.2",
            "cobertura-1.9.1",
            "cobertura-1.9",
            "cobertura-1.8",
            "cobertura-1.7.1",
            "cobertura-1.7",
            "cobertura-1.6",
            "cobertura-1.5",
            "cobertura-1.4",
            "cobertura-1.3",
            "cobertura-1.2",
            "cobertura-1.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:52.592204167Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1700"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-2138",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 437746,
  "published_at": "2020-03-09T16:15:12.967+00:00"
}