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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-43577-xxe-vulnerability-in-jenkins-owasp-dependency-check-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-dependency-check-jenkins-plugin). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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

## Related threats

- [Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin has stored XSS vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-28153-jenkins-owasp-dependency-check-plugin-has-stored-xss)
- [Persistent XSS vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1000109-persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-jenkins-owasp-dependency-check)