Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.93 and earlier does not escape various fields included in bundled email templates, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control affected fields.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00602 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins Email Extension Plugin (Jenkins Project): 2.89.0.1org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven): 2.94
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Email Extension Plugin | up to 2.93 | 2.89.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) | before 2.94 | 2.94 | Patch available | GHSA-h97r-fchm-m23x |
- Jenkins Email Extension Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.93 Fixed in 2.89.0.1 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.94 Fixed in 2.94 Patch available GHSA-h97r-fchm-m23x
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins Email Extension Plugin (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.89.0.1
- Fix · GHSA-h97r-fchm-m23x org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) Fixed in 2.94 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25763
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h97r-fchm-m23x
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Email Extension vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15877 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-11037 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-36179 Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 1933.v45cec755423f and earlier allows inlining images as… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-02109 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-15825 An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins Email Extension… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-01904 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] jenkins-email-ext CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-25763 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25763 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h97r-fchm-m23x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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