Jenkins Maven Plugin 2.17 and earlier bundled a version of the commons-httpclient library…
Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Jenkins Maven Plugin 2.17 and earlier bundled a version of the commons-httpclient library with the vulnerability CVE-2012-6153 that incorrectly verified SSL certificates, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Maven Plugin 3.0 no longer has a dependency on commons-httpclient.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven): 3.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven) | before 3.0 | 3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.0 Fixed in 3.0 Patch available GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc
References
More Jenkins Maven vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12412 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12411 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-07667 Sensitive information in log files in Jenkins Maven Integration Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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