CVE-2022-41226 — compuware-common-configur…
HIGHFix: jenkinsci/compuware-common-configuration-plugin#24CVE-2022-41226 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.1) XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration. A fix is available for com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-41226.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Jenkins Compuware Common Configuration Plugin 1.0.14 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows attackers able to change the contents of the Topaz Workbench CLI home directory on agents to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration | all versions | 1.0.15com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration:1.0.15 |
Affected Products
compuware common configurationjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.compuware.jenkins:compuware-common-configuration to 1.0.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-41226 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Restrict outbound requests from the affected component to an allowlist of hosts, block access to link-local and internal address ranges at the network layer, and require authentication on internal services so a forged request cannot reach them unauthenticated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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