XML external entity injection in Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-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 Semantic Versioning Plugin 1.14 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 0.01315 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin (Maven): 1.15
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 Semantic Versioning Plugin | up to 1.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin (Maven) | before 1.15 | 1.15 | Patch available | GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p |
- Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.15 Fixed in 1.15 Patch available GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p org.jenkins-ci.plugins:semantic-versioning-plugin (Maven) Fixed in 1.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24430
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p
References
Advisory 2
More Jenkins Semantic Versioning vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10051 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-10323 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Semantic Versioning Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-24430 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-24430 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8p8-6378-649p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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