CVE-2023-4303

HTML injection vulnerability in Fortify Plugin

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Published Aug 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Jenkins Project

Jenkins Fortify Plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 22.1.38

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:fortify:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2179	Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.
Github GHSA	GHSA-223m-pgcq-f3xg	Jenkins Fortify Plugin HTML injection vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.471% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-08-16/#SECURITY-3140

History

Oct 1, 2024 6:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Jenkins Fortify

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 5:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: OpenText
Published: Aug 21, 2023, 10:34 PM
Updated: Oct 1, 2024, 5:52 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2023, 9:31 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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