CVE-2022-28140
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-28140- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-28140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1542 No score
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4rr-65x6-g69f
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
GHSA-v4rr-65x6-g69f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2022-28140- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v4rr-65x6-g69f
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
GHSA-v4rr-65x6-g69f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handlerMaven |
before 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handlerMaven |
before 1.2.2, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.1.01.2.01.2.1 |
1.2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-28140 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Jenkins Flaky Test Handler, published March 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handler 1.2.2.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-29
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/29/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28140
github.com/jenkinsci/flaky-test-handler-plugin/commit/c4ab38fef3658a02315a00288b934bdd9981b3a4