CVE-2023-24430 XML external entity reference vulnerability on agents in Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin

Critical 9.8 Published 24 Jan 2023 Updated 2 Apr 2025

An attacker can exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities in the Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin to read sensitive files 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-2023-24430?

CVE-2023-24430 is a critical vulnerability in Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin 1.14 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24430?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.15`
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.15`

Products include Jenkins Semantic Versioning.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24430?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin to 1.15 or later.

Is CVE-2023-24430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p.