Command injection in Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin 1.0 and earlier uses basic string concatenation to convert Freestyle projects' Build Environment, Build Steps, and Post-build Actions to the equivalent Pipeline step invocations, allowing attackers able to configure Freestyle projects to prepare a crafted configuration that injects Pipeline script code into the (unsandboxed) Pipeline resulting from a convertion by Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Convert To Pipeline Plugin | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:convert-to-pipeline (Maven) | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7c44-m589-36w7 |
- Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:convert-to-pipeline (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7c44-m589-36w7
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin — Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-03-21
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-13194 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Convert To Pipeline PluginPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28677
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c44-m589-36w7
References
More Jenkins Convert To Pipeline vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13194 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Convert To Pipeline Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-28677 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28677 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7c44-m589-36w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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