CVE-2023-25762

Pipeline\ vulnerability

CVSS

5.4

EPSS

81.4%

EPSS pct

100th

Exploited

No known

Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin 2.18 and earlier does not escape job names in a JavaScript expression used in the Pipeline Snippet Generator, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control job names.

Affected vendor

Jenkins

Affected product

Pipeline\

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2023-02-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 81.4% reflects a high probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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