CVE-2022-0538
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Jenkins 2.333 and earlier, LTS 2.319.2 and earlier defines custom XStream converters that have not been updated to apply the protections for the vulnerability CVE-2021-43859 and allow unconstrained resource usage.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3DoS vulnerability in bundled XStream library in Jenkins Core2022-02-10ghsa · osvUS
Jenkins 2.333 and earlier, LTS 2.319.2 and earlier is affected by the XStream library’s vulnerability [CVE-2021-43859](https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-43859.html). This library is used by Jenkins to serialize and deserialize various XML files, like global and job `config.xml`, `build.xml`, and numerous others. This allows attackers able to submit crafted XML files to Jenkins to be parsed as configuration, e.g. through the `POST config.xml` API, to cause a denial of service (DoS).
- BIT-jenkins-2022-05382024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Jenkins LTS 2.319.2 and earlier defines custom XStream converters that have not been updated to apply the protections for the vulnerability CVE-2021-43859 and allow unconstrained resource usage.
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references (11)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/09/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-0538cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0538cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Jenkins-Core-LTS-overload-via-Custom-Collection-Converters-37504cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0590.2cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022021103cnnvd
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-02-09/#SECURITY-2602cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/09/1enisa_euvd
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