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TI-2020-01985 Aliases CVE-2020-2108GHSA-f5wx-w2f9-82gh

XML external entity injection in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin

Priority LOW 35CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier does not configure the XML parser to prevent XXE attacks which can be exploited by a user with Job/Configure permissions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00904 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins WebSphere Deployer Pluginup to 1.6.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer (Maven)up to 1.6.1—No fix listedGHSA-f5wx-w2f9-82gh
  • Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-f5wx-w2f9-82gh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:websphere_deployer:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.6.1VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:websphere_deployer:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2108
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5wx-w2f9-82gh

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2019-15901 Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-12422 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-12423 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-12421 Incorrect default permissions in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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