Hudson XML API susceptible to External Entity Injection Vunerability prior to v3.3.2

published 2022-07-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-j3h2-8mf8-j5r2 , EUVD-2022-6359

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

Hudson (aka org.jvnet.hudson.main:hudson-core) before 3.3.2 allows XXE attacks.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.jvnet.hudson.main:hudson-core 3.3.2
eclipse hudson 3.2.2

Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGJVNETHUDSONMAIN-31221 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3h2-8mf8-j5r2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jvnet.hudson.main:hudson-core	<3.3.2	3.3.2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

security.snyk.io /vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGJVNETHUDSONMAIN-31221
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-j3h2-8mf8-j5r2
advisory, exploit, third-party-advisory
wiki.eclipse.org /Hudson-ci/alerts/CVE-2015-8031
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8031
advisory
github.com /hudson/hudson-2.x
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-8031
GitHub Advisory GHSA-j3h2-8mf8-j5r2
NVD CVE-2015-8031

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