FKIE_CVE-2023-27898

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-03-10 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:46
Severity
9.6 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.6 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.comhttps://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
jenkins jenkins *
jenkins jenkins *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:46:03.380",
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