Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Mashup Portlets Plugin
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 Mashup Portlets Plugin 1.1.2 and earlier provides the "Generic JS Portlet" feature that lets a user populate a portlet using a custom JavaScript expression, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by authenticated attackers with Overall/Read permission.
Why it matters now
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 Mashup Portlets Plugin | up to 1.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | javagh.jenkins:mashup-portlets-plugin (Maven) | up to 1.1.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-h9h3-jx58-6hqq |
- Jenkins Mashup Portlets Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- javagh.jenkins:mashup-portlets-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-h9h3-jx58-6hqq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9h3-jx58-6hqq
References
More Jenkins Mashup Portlets vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07656 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Mashup Portlets Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-28679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9h3-jx58-6hqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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