What is CVE-2022-43415?

CVE-2022-43415 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Repo, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43415?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Jenkins Repo

CVE-2022-43415

Jenkins REPO Plugin 1.15.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2022-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Repo
Jenkins Project Repo Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43415?: CVE-2022-43415 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Repo, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43415?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.