GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3
GitHub Security Advisory
Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks
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HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin 1.7 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows attackers able to control VS Code Metrics File contents to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML document that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Affected Packages
Maven
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vs-code-metrics
Affected versions:
0
(last affected: 1.7)
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: August 25, 2025 6:33 AM
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