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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-21642

Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 3.7.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

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CVE-2021-21642
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1 Nov 2026, 06:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-21642

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Apr 2021, 15:15 UTC

Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 3.7.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

osv:CVE-2021-21642
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21642",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-21642",
    "summary": "Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 3.7.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-21642",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-21642",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-21642",
        "GHSA-q7xg-hh3q-hc68"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/config-file-provider-plugin",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "90fe08fa90d2d1110d745fda887206c590d5c4a1"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:config_file_provider:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.7.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "config-file-provider-3.7.0",
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            "config-file-provider-3.6.2",
            "config-file-provider-3.6.1",
            "config-file-provider-3.6",
            "config-file-provider-3.4.1",
            "config-file-provider-3.4",
            "config-file-provider-3.3",
            "config-file-provider-3.1",
            "config-file-provider-3.0",
            "config-file-provider-2.18",
            "config-file-provider-2.17",
            "config-file-provider-2.16.4",
            "config-file-provider-2.16.3",
            "config-file-provider-2.16.2",
            "config-file-provider-2.16.1",
            "config-file-provider-2.16.0",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.7",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.6",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.5",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.4",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.3",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.3-beta",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.2-beta",
            "config-file-provider-2.15.1",
            "config-file-provider-2.15",
            "config-file-provider-2.14.2-beta",
            "config-file-provider-2.14.1-beta",
            "config-file-provider-2.14-beta",
            "config-file-provider-2.13",
            "config-file-provider-2.12",
            "config-file-provider-2.11",
            "config-file-provider-2.10.1",
            "config-file-provider-2.10.0",
            "config-file-provider-2.9.3",
            "config-file-provider-2.9.2",
            "config-file-provider-2.9.1",
            "2.8.1",
            "config-file-provider-2.7.5",
            "config-file-provider-2.7.4",
            "config-file-provider-2.7.3",
            "config-file-provider-2.7.2",
            "config-file-provider-2.7"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:42.443736309Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-04-21/#SECURITY-2204"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-21642",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435379,
  "published_at": "2021-04-21T15:15:08.287+00:00"
}