High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-2179

Description

Jenkins Yaml Axis Plugin 0.2.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:yaml-axisMaven	< 0.2.1	0.2.1

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/yaml-axis
Range: < 0.2.1
Jenkins Project/YAML Axis Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified
Jenkins Project/YAML Axis
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:yaml_axis:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=0.2.0

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/16/4nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-324h-2v7h-q3xxghsaADVISORY
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-16/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2179ghsaADVISORY
github.com/jenkinsci/yaml-axis-plugin/commit/346802860c68a5a9bb4996c81fed4e05bee594f4ghsaWEB

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-04-16
Jenkins Security Advisories · Apr 16, 2020

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