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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 28, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-27898 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-27898 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jenkins jenkins
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-27898.

URL Resource
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037 Vendor Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Pentest Jenkins CI/CD

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 20, 2023, 9:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

一个 CVE 漏洞预警知识库,无 exp/poc,部分包含修复方案。A knowledge base of CVE security vulnerability, no PoCs/exploits.

Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago
116 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Jan. 5, 2023, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 162 different CVEs too.

Notes about attacking Jenkins servers

jenkins pentest hacking exploit rce

Python

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
2047 stars 325 fork 325 watcher
Born at : July 18, 2018, 2:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-27898 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-27898 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037 No Types Assigned https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-08/#SECURITY-3037 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.270 up to (excluding) 2.394 *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.277.1 up to (excluding) 2.375.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-27898 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-27898 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.55 }} -1.89%

score

0.66579

percentile

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