Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Jenkins Literate Plugin

HOCH 8.8CVE-2020-2158 · GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j · Published 09/03/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

Kurz gesagt

CVE-2020-2158 ist eine Schwachstelle (HOCH (CVSS 8.8)) in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literate, literate (jenkins).
Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Ausnutzung in den nächsten 30 Tagen (EPSS): 2.9%, höher als bei 86.8% aller Schwachstellen.
Noch keine gepatchte Version bekannt: Herstellerhinweise unter Referenzen verfolgen.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literate Maven	`≤ 1.0`	No fix yet
literate jenkins	`≤ 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

NVD description

Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2158 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/literate-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1 · WEB

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