CVE-2015-5319 Jenkins has XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Job Configuration via CLI

What is CVE-2015-5319?

CVE-2015-5319 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 25 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the create-job CLI command in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted job configuration that is then used in an "XML-aware tool," as demonstrated by get-job and update-job.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5319?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Jenkins Jenkins, Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5319?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.625.2 or 1.638.

Is CVE-2015-5319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-3j9c-cp7m-8w8g.