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TI-2020-02048 Aliases CVE-2020-2171GHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx

XML external entity injection in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin 4.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0115 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins (Maven): 4.2.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins RapidDeploy Pluginup to 4.2—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins (Maven)before 4.2.14.2.1Patch availableGHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx
  • Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.2.1 Fixed in 4.2.1 Patch available GHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:rapiddeploy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 4.2VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:rapiddeploy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 4.2 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rapiddeploy-jenkins (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7w4-r4mg-gvhx

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2019-12432 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-02047 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-12433 Missing authorization in Jenkins RapidDeploy Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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