In Jenkins 2.579 and earlier, LTS 2.568.2 and earlier, objects of types marked as storing their configuration in independent top-level configuration files in Jenkins (such as the global configuration and jobs) can appear as nested field values in user-submitted config.xml documents and subsequently handle HTTP requests via Stapler, resulting in remote code execution.
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:maven:*:*"
],
"severity": "High"
}