GHSA-vpfj-5gg5-fvfm
GitHub Security Advisory
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Cobertura Plugin
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HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
Cobertura Plugin 1.15 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows a user able to control the input files for the 'Publish Cobertura Coverage Report' post-build step to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Cobertura Plugin 1.16 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.
Affected Packages
Maven
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cobertura
Affected versions:
0
(fixed in 1.16)
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: August 25, 2025 6:33 AM
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