Uncontrolled resource consumption in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin
Priority LOW 31CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A user-supplied regular expression in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 1.24.1 and earlier was processed in a way that wasn't interruptible, allowing attackers to have Jenkins evaluate a regular expression without the ability to interrupt this process.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01076 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven): 1.24.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin | up to 1.24.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) | before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 | Patch available | GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f |
- Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.24.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.24.2 Fixed in 1.24.2 Patch available GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven) Fixed in 1.24.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16555
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f
References
More Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23257 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-12415 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-23258 Missing authorization in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2016-04309 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-02121 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-23256 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2019-16555 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16555 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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