CVE-2020-2230

MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 83.1%, top 0% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • 124 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 83%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 124

A fix is available — apply it.

Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the project naming strategy description, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Overall/Manage permission.

Live · internet exposure

124 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2020-2230 right now.

across 22 countries (United States, China, Germany, Japan, France)top: jenkins
See the live KEV-Exposure radar →Found passively from public internet-scan data — aggregate, host-redacted.

EchelonGraph is the only CVE feed that fuses live vulnerability intelligence with its own live internet-exposure radar — so you see not just that a CVE is exploited, but how much of the internet is exposed to it right now.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EPSS
99.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatjenkins-0:2.235.5.1600415953-1.el72020-10-22redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-jenkins:v4.4.0-202009260441.p02020-10-13redhat
redhatjenkins-0:2.235.5.1600414805-1.el72020-09-30redhat
redhatjenkins-0:2.235.5.1600415514-1.el72020-09-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core2.236 ... 2.251 (19 versions)2.252—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(4)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 07:22 UTCOSV refresh
  6. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-15 16:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-15 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-09 19:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-01 13:46 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 38 more
  1. 2026-06-14 23:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-13 22:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-13 21:13 UTCOSV refresh
  4. 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-11 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-10 13:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-08 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-05 22:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-02 20:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-02 20:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-05-31 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-05-31 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-05-31 00:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-05-29 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-05-27 13:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-05-27 13:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-05-27 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-05-27 00:23 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-05-24 21:42 UTCOSV refresh

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-49237
    First seen Dec 11, 2020

    Jenkins 2.235.3 - 'Description' Stored XSS

    Open source ↗

Related CVEs(same vendor + same CWE)

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-2230?
CVE-2020-2230 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2020. Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the project naming strategy description, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Overall/Manage permission.
When was CVE-2020-2230 disclosed?
CVE-2020-2230 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-2230 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-2230 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-2230?
CVE-2020-2230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-2230?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-2230, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2020-2230

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2020-2230?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs