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CVE-2023-41940

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-41940 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Jenkins TAP Plugin versions 2.3 and earlier. Attackers who can control TAP file contents can exploit this flaw due to improper escaping. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), it requires low privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:tap:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-3vcr-579j-4x48medium

Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins TAP Plugin

Sep 6, 2023

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2023-09-06
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/09/06/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory