XML external entity injection in Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin 1.0.14 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00938 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration (Maven): 1.0.15
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin | up to 1.0.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration (Maven) | before 1.0.15 | 1.0.15 | Patch available | GHSA-g43x-pcc9-f472 |
- Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.15 Fixed in 1.0.15 Patch available GHSA-g43x-pcc9-f472
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-g43x-pcc9-f472 com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration (Maven) Fixed in 1.0.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g43x-pcc9-f472
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin/pull/24
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin/commit/351a46798cdc10479cb6966f05a51bc2174806a0
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin/commit/8410fd5e0a619200f5bc2e906ecba940e8506436
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin/commit/a92f1fba5ab375cfcceed92a16666a4c709e0f3b
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin
Sources
- CVE-2022-41226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g43x-pcc9-f472 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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