CVE-2019-16549 Jenkins Maven Release Plug-in Plugin XXE vulnerability
Man-in-the-middle attackers can exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities in the Jenkins Maven Release Plugin to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-16549?
CVE-2019-16549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin, published on 17 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16549?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release Maven | All versions | 0.16.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release Maven | All versions | 0.16.2 |
Products include Jenkins Maven.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16549?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release to 0.16.2 or later.
Is CVE-2019-16549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mf5-79gv-66gh.