Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2023 · Assigned by jenkins
CVE-2023-28678
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Jenkins Cppcheck Plugin from Jenkins Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Jenkins Cppcheck Plugin 1.26 and earlier does not escape file names from Cppcheck report files before showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control report file contents.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cppcheck | no fix listed | GHSA-j927-269r-96xw |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Project | Jenkins Cppcheck Plugin | 0 – through 1.26 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-03-21 vendor-advisory