CVE-2023-28681 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin 1.7 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Published: 2023-03-23

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:visual_studio_code_metrics:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1238	Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin 1.7 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8j88-2hfc-5rf3	Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00307.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/#SECURITY-2926

History

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jenkins

Published: 2023-03-23T11:26:08.881Z

Updated: 2025-02-25T19:08:45.289Z

Reserved: 2023-03-20T19:59:08.758Z

Link: CVE-2023-28681

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:43:23.644Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-02T21:15:09.323

Modified: 2025-02-25T19:15:13.900

Link: CVE-2023-28681

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-611

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