CVE-2019-16549
HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 17, 2019 at 02:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMavenMaven Release
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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Maven Release· Jenkinsjenkins-plugin
60%v ≤ 0.16.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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