Medium

Jenkins External Monitor Job Type Plugin XML external entity vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 12.07.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

Jenkins External Monitor Job Type Plugin 206.v9a_94ff0b_4a_10 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

This allows attackers with Item/Build permission to have Jenkins parse a crafted HTTP request with XML data that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.

External Monitor Job Type Plugin 207.v98a_a_37a_85525 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.plugins:external-monitor-job < 207.v98a 207.v98a

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:external-monitor-job
Disclosed
12.07.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g4c3-4f3v-84x8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:external-monitor-job

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
07.2022 07.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Jenkins External Monitor Job Type Plugin XML external entity vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-37942 < 207.v98a 207.v98a
  2. Medium · 4.3 CVE-2022-36886 < 192.ve979ca_8b_3ccd 192.ve979ca_8b_3ccd

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