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CVE-2019-16549

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-12-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

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 products

• Jenkins project Jenkins Maven Release Plugin: through 0.16.1

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681

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