CVE-2023-40346
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
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 Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
- Record
CVE-2023-40346- 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 Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
- Record
CVE-2023-40346- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2317
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2317- 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-jg35-vf67-gg2j
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
Shortcut Job Plugin 0.5 escapes the shortcut redirection URL.
- Record
GHSA-jg35-vf67-gg2j- 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
OSVGHSA-jg35-vf67-gg2j
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Shortcut Job Plugin 0.4 and earlier does not escape the shortcut redirection URL.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure shortcut jobs.
Shortcut Job Plugin 0.5 escapes the shortcut redirection URL.
- Record
GHSA-jg35-vf67-gg2j- 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 |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:shortcut-jobMaven |
before 0.5 | 0.5 |
io.jenkins.plugins:shortcut-jobMaven |
before 0.5, plus listed versions 0.4 |
0.5 |
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-2023-40346 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Shortcut Job, published August 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in io.jenkins.plugins:shortcut-job 0.5.