CVE-2020-2180 json
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins AWS SAM Plugin
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-qrm8-cw73-r9w8 , EUVD-2022-5028
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Jenkins AWS SAM Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
Patch / fix
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2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | io.jenkins.plugins:aws-sam | <1.2.3 |
1.2.3 |
Affected products
- Jenkins project Jenkins AWS SAM Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
github.com
/jenkinsci/aws-sam-plugin/commit/6ddcb029638b5af05df701a11139d6a6c015ab7e
web
-
jenkins.io
/security/advisory/2020-04-16/#SECURITY-1736
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/04/16/4
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2180
advisory
-
github.com
/jenkinsci/aws-sam-plugin
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-2180
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qrm8-cw73-r9w8
- NVD CVE-2020-2180
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