CVE-2023-28669 — Jenkins JaCoCo Plugin 3

Jenkins JaCoCo Plugin 3.3.2 and earlier does not escape class and method names shown on the UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control input files for the 'Record JaCoCo coverage report' post-build action.

01What is this vulnerability?

Jenkins JaCoCo Plugin 3.3.2 and earlier does not escape class and method names shown on the UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control input files for the 'Record JaCoCo coverage report' post-build action.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jenkins Project	Jenkins JaCoCo Plugin	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-03-23T11:26:00.146Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-25T19:21:31.567Z

09References

• www.jenkins.io — https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/#SECURITY-3061