CVE-2018-1000055 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Android Lint Plugin

High 8.3 Published Updated

Attackers with Jenkins user permissions can exploit XML external entity processing to extract secrets, perform SSRF, or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-1000055?

CVE-2018-1000055 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Android Lint Plugin 2.5 and earlier processes XML external entities in files it parses as part of the build process, allowing attackers with user permissions in Jenkins to extract secrets from the Jenkins master, perform server-side request forgery, or denial-of-service attacks.

Weakness: CWE-918, CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000055?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:android-lint. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:android-lint MavenAll versions2.6
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:android-lint MavenAll versions2.6

Products include Jenkins Android Lint.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000055?

Upgrade org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:android-lint to 2.6 or later.

Is CVE-2018-1000055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3vcx-w94h-68vg.

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