Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00766 55th 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
- Yes
- 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 Crap4J Plugin | up to 0.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crap4j (Maven) | up to 0.9 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39 |
- Jenkins Crap4J Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crap4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-28680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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