#VU24344 XML External Entity injection in Robot Framework - CVE-2020-2092
Published: January 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24344
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2092
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Robot Framework
Robot Framework
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote authenticated attacker able to control the input files for the "Publish Robot Framework" post-build step can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems, leads to server-side request forgery, or denial-of-service attacks.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server, perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.