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TI-2021-19466 Aliases CVE-2021-43577GHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5

XML external entity injection in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin

Priority LOW 33CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin 5.1.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01012 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven): 5.1.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Pluginup to 5.1.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven)before 5.1.25.1.2Patch availableGHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5
  • Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 5.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.1.2 Fixed in 5.1.2 Patch available GHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:owasp_dependency-check:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 5.1.1VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:owasp_dependency-check:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 5.1.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43577
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2024-18731 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2017-14446 The custom Details view of the Static Analysis Utilities based OWASP Dependency-Check… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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