# CVE-2023-24443: XML Entity Expansion in Jenkins TestComplete support Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24443-xml-entity-expansion-in-jenkins-testcomplete-support-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-01-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-24443 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-01-26

XML Entity Expansion in Jenkins TestComplete support Plugin

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-24443 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24443 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-24443?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 January 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:TestComplete (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24443?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:TestComplete (Maven): upgrade to 2.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-24443?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:TestComplete (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:TestComplete (Maven): upgrade to 2.9 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:TestComplete to 2.9 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:TestComplete (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-24443
- GHSA-g5mj-c26g-vmpm

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