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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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven)before 3.03.0Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:maven:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 2.17VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:maven:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 2.17 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc org.jenkins-ci.main:maven-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhxw-54m9-6wwc

References

  • 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