RecipeApplication · Jenkins

CVE-2022-34793

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.2 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Jenkins Recipe Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Jenkins Recipe Plugin versions 1.2 and earlier contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability due to its XML parser not being configured to disable external entity processing. This allows attackers to inject malicious XML containing external entity references to potentially read local files, perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSR) attacks, or cause denial of service.

MitigationConfigure the XML parser with secure settings to disable external entity and external DTD access, typically by setting parser features such as ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD and ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA to empty strings, and disable the XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING feature where applicable.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
RecipeApplication
Affected:<= 1.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Jenkins Recipe Plugin is installed
    Navigate to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed tab and search for 'Recipe' in the list of installed plugins.
    Affected if The plugin named 'Recipe' appears in the installed plugins list.
  2. Identify the installed version of Jenkins Recipe Plugin
    In the Manage Plugins > Installed view, locate the Recipe plugin and note the version number displayed in the Version column.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2 or any version lower than 1.2.
  3. Verify the plugin is actively used in job configurations
    Review Jenkins jobs that may use the Recipe plugin functionality. Check job configuration pages for Recipe-related build steps or publishers.
    Affected if Any Jenkins job is configured to use Recipe plugin features.
  4. Check if XML files are processed by the plugin
    Inspect job configurations that use the Recipe plugin to determine if they involve importing or processing XML files (such as configuration imports, XML-based recipes, or data file processing).
    Affected if Jobs using the Recipe plugin process XML input files.

A user is affected if Jenkins Recipe Plugin version 1.2 or lower is installed and jobs are configured to use the plugin's XML processing functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.2
Interim mitigation

Configure the XML parser with secure settings to disable external entity and external DTD access, typically by setting parser features such as ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD and ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA to empty strings, and disable the XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING feature where applicable.

Fix this in Recipe Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,080
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