CVE-2019-16549

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.

Affected products

• Jenkins Project / Jenkins Maven Release Pluginunspecified – 0.16.1

References

• MISChttps://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681
• MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1