CVE-2023-40342
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
- Record
CVE-2023-40342- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
- Record
CVE-2023-40342- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2305
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2305- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv48-hgp6-xpqf
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.3 escapes JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI.
- Record
GHSA-hv48-hgp6-xpqf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
- Record
CVE-2023-40342- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hv48-hgp6-xpqf
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.2 and earlier does not escape JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control JUnit report file contents.
Flaky Test Handler Plugin 1.2.3 escapes JUnit test contents when showing them on the Jenkins UI.
- Record
GHSA-hv48-hgp6-xpqf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handlerMaven |
before 1.2.3 | 1.2.3 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handlerMaven |
before 1.2.3, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.4 Show 4 moreShow less1.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.2 |
1.2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40342 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Flaky Test Handler, published August 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:flaky-test-handler 1.2.3.