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CVE-2015-5319 json

Jenkins has XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Job Configuration via CLI

published 2015-11-25 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3j9c-cp7m-8w8g , EUVD-2015-5290

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the create-job CLI command in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted job configuration that is then used in an "XML-aware tool," as demonstrated by get-job and update-job.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.625.2, 1.638
  • php openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • rhc openshift 2.0 1.38.6.1-1.el6op
  • jenkins openshift 2.0 1.625.3-1.el6op
  • php-fpm openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • activemq openshift 2.0 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op
  • php-imap openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • php-intl openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • php-bcmath openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0489RHSA-2016:0070

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-2015-5319 updated cvss 2.6

jenkins: XXE injection into job configurations via CLI (SECURITY-173)

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 nss_wrapper 1.0.3-1.el7, openvswitch 2.4.0-1.el7, jenkins 1.625.3-2.el7aos, nodejs-rc 1.1.2-1.el7aos, nodejs-got 5.2.1-1.el7aos, nodejs-ini 1.1.0-6.el7aos, +127 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0070
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client 2.2 rhc 1.38.6.1-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 activemq 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op, openshift-enterprise-release 2.2.9-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-upgrade 2.2.9-1.el6op, activemq-client 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op, openshift-origin-broker-util 1.37.5.3-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-yum-validator 2.2.9-1.el6op, +4 more Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 php 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, jenkins 1.625.3-1.el6op, php-fpm 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-imap 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-intl 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-bcmath 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0489

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Exploit prediction

2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
>=1.626, <1.638
<1.625.2
1.638
1.625.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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