CVE-2023-27905 is a critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Jenkins update-center2 versions 3.13 and 3.14. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into plugin download index pages by providing a specially crafted plugin, as the system fails to sanitize the displayed Jenkins core version. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (CRITICAL), it presents a high-impact threat with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:update-center2:3.13:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | ||
3.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:update-center2:3.14:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.8 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.