01 Record
CVE-2019-16549
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: jenkins
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 61.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-12-17 14:40Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 01:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-09-20
- Assigning CNA
- jenkins
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2e6bf89ab601f83c759c1186f2471d19d588dd3e860e8d38d1207401c94ab2b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- jenkins.iohttps://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20191217 Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins pluginshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1