Jenkins pom2config Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks, allowing…

Description

Jenkins pom2config Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks, allowing attackers with Overall/Read and Item/Read permissions to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.

Weakness

• CWE-611 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-611 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Jenkins project · Jenkins pom2config Plugin

  • affected unspecified – ≤ 1.2
  • unknown next of 1.2 – < unspecified

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:pom2configGHSA-ppv9-v43c-xqpp (opens in a new tab)

References (3)

• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-11-12/#SECURITY-2415 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20211112 Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins plugins (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1314/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-ppv9-v43c-xqpp (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 04:03 UTC.