CVE-2021-43577

high

Description

Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin 5.1.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

References

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-11-12/#SECURITY-2488

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/12/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-11-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01983