CVE-2023-28680
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-28680- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-28680- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1397
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1397- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows attackers able to control Crap Report file contents to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML document that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
- Record
GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks
Jenkins Crap4J Plugin 0.9 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows attackers able to control Crap Report file contents to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML document that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
- Record
GHSA-vq5h-qgxm-2m39- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crap4jMaven |
through 0.9 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28680 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Jenkins Crap4j, published March 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.