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CVE-2021-43577

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2021-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

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

Affected products

• Jenkins Project Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin: through 5.1.1

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/12/1
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-11-12/#SECURITY-2488
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/12/1
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-11-12/#SECURITY-2488

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