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TI-2021-04749 Aliases CVE-2021-21669GHSA-732f-w585-gmpc

XML external entity injection in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin 1.72 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.25746 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven): 1.74

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Pluginup to 1.72—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven)before 1.741.74Patch availableGHSA-732f-w585-gmpc
  • Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.72 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.74 Fixed in 1.74 Patch available GHSA-732f-w585-gmpc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:generic_webhook_trigger:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.72VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:generic_webhook_trigger:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.72 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-732f-w585-gmpc org.jenkins-ci.plugins:generic-webhook-trigger (Maven) Fixed in 1.74 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21669
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-732f-w585-gmpc

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2022-21207 Observable discrepancy in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-08898 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Generic Webhook Trigger Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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