CVE-2023-28685 — Jenkins AbsInt a³ Plugin 1

Jenkins AbsInt a³ Plugin 1.1.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

01What is this vulnerability?

Jenkins AbsInt a³ Plugin 1.1.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jenkins Project	Jenkins AbsInt a³ 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: 2023-03-21T15:53:30.952Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-26T16:45:18.676Z

09References

• www.jenkins.io — https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/#SECURITY-2930