XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Jenkins

published 2020-01-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qj27-w92h-fc9r , EUVD-2022-4982

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in CloudBees Jenkins before 1.600 and LTS before 1.596.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via an XPath query.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 distros 1

maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.596.1, 1.600
jenkins cloudbees 1.596.1, 1.600

rhc openshift 2.0 1.37.1.2-1.el6op
jenkins openshift 2.0 1.609.1-1.el6op
openshift-origin-broker openshift 2.0 1.16.2.10-1.el6op
openshift-origin-node-util openshift 2.0 1.37.2.1-1.el6op
openshift-origin-logshifter openshift 2.0 1.10.1.2-1.el6op
openshift-origin-broker-util openshift 2.0 1.36.2.2-1.el6op
rubygem-openshift-origin-node openshift 2.0 1.37.1.1-1.el6op
openshift-origin-cartridge-diy openshift 2.0 1.26.1.1-1.el6op

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1844

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1809 updated 2026-06-27 cvss 4.3

jenkins: external entity injection via XPath (SECURITY-165)

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client 2.2 rhc 1.37.1.2-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 openshift-origin-broker 1.16.2.10-1.el6op, openshift-origin-logshifter 1.10.1.2-1.el6op, openshift-origin-broker-util 1.36.2.2-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-console 1.35.2.1-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-controller 1.37.3.1-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-gear-placement 0.0.2.1-1.el6op, +2 more Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise JBoss EAP add-on 2.2 openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap 2.26.3.1-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 jenkins 1.609.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-node-util 1.37.2.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-logshifter 1.10.1.2-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-node 1.37.1.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-cartridge-diy 1.26.1.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-cartridge-php 1.34.1.1-1.el6op, +9 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1844

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Exploit prediction

1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core	>=1.597, <1.600 <1.596.1	1.600 1.596.1

Affected products

CloudBees Jenkins
CloudBees Jenkins LTS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Technology feeds

Jenkins rss critical rss

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2015-02-27/
vendor-advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1205625
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1809
advisory
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2015-02-27
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-1809
GitHub Advisory GHSA-qj27-w92h-fc9r
NVD CVE-2015-1809

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary