How severe is GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr?

GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr?

GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr affects the following packages: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial (Maven), org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial (Maven), org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial (Maven), org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr?

Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial to 2.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr?

GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.4%, placing it in the 70th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr was published on May 24, 2022 and was last updated on February 16, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr

MEDIUM

XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Mercurial Plugin

Also known asCVE-2020-2305

Published

May 24, 2022

Updated

Feb 16, 2024

Affected

4 pkgs

Patched

4 / 4

Exploits

None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk70th percentile+0.93%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

4 pkgs affected

☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Jenkins Mercurial Plugin prior to 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 does not configure its XML changelog parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

This allows attackers able to control an agent process to have Jenkins parse a crafted changelog file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.

Mercurial Plugin 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial`	≥ 2.11&&< 2.12	2.12
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial`	≥ 2.10&&< 2.10.1	2.10.1
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial`	≥ 2.9&&< 2.9.1	2.9.1
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial`	all versions	2.8.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:mercurial to 2.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-x58r-wxc3-7pqr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Jenkins Mercurial Plugin prior to 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 does not configure its XML changelog parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This allows attackers able to control an agent process to have Jenkins parse a crafted changelog file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery. Mercurial Plugin 2.12, 2.10.1, 2.9.1, and 2.8.1 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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