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TI-2023-12489 Aliases CVE-2023-27898GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0184 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.394, 2.375.4Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins2.270 and later—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)2.376 to before 2.3942.394Patch availableGHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)before 2.375.42.375.4Patch availableGHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8
  • Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected 2.270 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.376 to before 2.394 Fixed in 2.394 Patch available GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.375.4 Fixed in 2.375.4 Patch available GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*2.270 to before 2.394VulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*2.277.1 to before 2.375.4VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 2.270 to before 2.394 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 2.277.1 to before 2.375.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.394 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.375.4 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:3663 Released 2023-06-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.11.1686831822-1.el8, jenkins-2.401.1.1686831596-3.el8
  • RHSA-2023:1655 Released 2023-04-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.56 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 haproxy-2.2.19-4.el8, haproxy22-2.2.19-4.el8, jenkins-2-plugins-4.10.1680703106-1.el8 +5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Jenkins — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-03-08

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-12492 Resource allocation without limits in JenkinsPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2023-12491 Resource allocation without limits in JenkinsPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2023-12490 Incorrect authorization in JenkinsPriority LOW 32
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:3663
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10Fixed RHSA-2023:1655
Not affected: 2 products
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j664-qhh4-hpf8

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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