CVE-2023-27898
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–critical · 3.5–9.6
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affected products (12)
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- Red Hat OpenShift container platform 4.10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.10
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0609Jenkins: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-03-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Jenkins ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen und Code auszuführen
- GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins2023-03-10ghsa · osvUS
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.
- BIT-jenkins-2023-278982024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Jenkins 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.
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-27898cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-27898/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1468cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2133cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3483cnnvd
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037cnnvd
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037enisa_euvd
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