XML external entity injection in Jenkins Selenium HTML report Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Jenkins Selenium HTML report Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.42521 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:seleniumhtmlreport (Maven): 1.1
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 Selenium HTML report Plugin | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:seleniumhtmlreport (Maven) | before 1.1 | 1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-hxxp-6546-wv6r |
- Jenkins Selenium HTML report Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:seleniumhtmlreport (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.1 Fixed in 1.1 Patch available GHSA-hxxp-6546-wv6r
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hxxp-6546-wv6r org.jenkins-ci.plugins:seleniumhtmlreport (Maven) Fixed in 1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxxp-6546-wv6r
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2021-21672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxxp-6546-wv6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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