CVE-2019-16549

high

Description

Jenkins Maven Release Plugin 0.16.1 and earlier does not configure the XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to have Jenkins parse crafted XML documents.

References

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-12-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00085