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

> Remote attackers with low privileges can read arbitrary files via XML external entity injection in Jenkins job configuration commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j9c-cp7m-8w8g

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` | Maven | All versions | 1.625.2 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` | Maven | All versions | 1.625.2 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` | Maven | From 1.626 | 1.638 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` | Maven | From 1.626 | 1.638 |

Products: 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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- [CVE-2017-1000353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000353/): Jenkins Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-5317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5317/): Jenkins User Interface (UI) Information Disclosure (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-21690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21690/): Multiple vulnerabilities allow bypassing path filtering of agent-to-controller access control in Jenkins (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5319 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.625.2
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.625.2
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): affected from 1.626; fixed in 1.638
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): affected from 1.626; fixed in 1.638

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5319/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5319/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5319
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5319
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5319

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5319/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.