Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Cppcheck 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Jenkins Cppcheck Plugin 1.26 and earlier does not escape file names from Cppcheck report files before showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control report file contents.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00456 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 Cppcheck Plugin | up to 1.26 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cppcheck (Maven) | up to 1.26 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-j927-269r-96xw |
- Jenkins Cppcheck Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.26 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:cppcheck (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.26 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j927-269r-96xw
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j927-269r-96xw
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-28678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j927-269r-96xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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