# CVE-2020-2120: XXE vulnerability in FitNesse Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2120-xxe-vulnerability-in-fitnesse-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-2120 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

XXE vulnerability in FitNesse Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-fitnesse). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-2120 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-2120 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-2120?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.31.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-2120?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven): upgrade to 1.31 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-2120?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven): upgrade to 1.31 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse to 1.31 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fitnesse (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.31

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-2120
- GHSA-c3cg-mv5w-cvw8

## Related threats

- [Jenkins FitNesse Plugin cleartext storage of passwords in job config](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-57302-jenkins-fitnesse-plugin-cleartext-storage-of-passwords-in-job)
- [Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins FitNesse Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2175-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-jenkins-fitnesse-plugin)