CVE-2021-43577: XXE vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin

CVE-2021-43577 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

XXE vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin

Technologies: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-43577 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-43577 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-43577?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-43577?
Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 5.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-43577?
Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (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:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 5.1.2 or later
    # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin to 5.1.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.1.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-43577
  • GHSA-mj5v-ggjc-48p5

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