CVE-2023-27898
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
10/03/2023
Last modified:
28/02/2025
Description
Jenkins 2.270 through 2.393 (both inclusive), LTS 2.277.1 through 2.375.3 (both inclusive) does not escape the Jenkins version a plugin depends on when rendering the error message stating its incompatibility with the current version of Jenkins, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to provide plugins to the configured update sites and have this message shown by Jenkins instances.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.60
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 2.270 (including) | 2.394 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 2.277.1 (including) | 2.375.4 (excluding) |
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