CVE-2023-46650 — Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1

Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.37.3 and earlier does not escape the GitHub project URL on the build page when showing changes, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

01What is this vulnerability?

Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.37.3 and earlier does not escape the GitHub project URL on the build page when showing changes, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jenkins Project	Jenkins GitHub 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: 2023-10-25T13:45:53.053Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T17:14:26.356Z

09References

• www.jenkins.io — https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-10-25/#SECURITY-3246
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/25/2