XML external entity injection in Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin 1.7 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 0.00569 47th 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 Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin | up to 1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vs-code-metrics (Maven) | up to 1.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3 |
- Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vs-code-metrics (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28681
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-28681 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28681 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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