CVE-2021-43576

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2021 at 10:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPOM2CONFIG

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

POM2CONFIG· Jenkinsjenkins-plugin
95%
v ≤ 1.2
Vendor states this is fixed in next of 1.2 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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