# CVE-2019-16549: Jenkins Maven Release Plug-in Plugin XXE vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16549-jenkins-maven-release-plug-in-plugin-xxe-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-16549 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-24

Jenkins Maven Release Plug-in Plugin XXE vulnerability

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-m2release-m2release). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-16549 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16549 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-16549?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.16.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16549?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven): upgrade to 0.16.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-16549?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven): upgrade to 0.16.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release to 0.16.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.16.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-16549
- GHSA-7mf5-79gv-66gh

## Related threats

- [Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16550-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-jenkins-maven)
- [Jenkins Maven Release Plug-in Plugin stored credentials in plain text](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-10361-jenkins-maven-release-plug-in-plugin-stored-credentials-in-plain)
- [Jenkins Maven Release Plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-10360-jenkins-maven-release-plugin-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)
- [Jenkins Maven Release Plugin contains Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-10359-jenkins-maven-release-plugin-contains-cross-site-request-forgery)