CVE-2023-4303
HTML injection vulnerability in Fortify Plugin
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HTML injection vulnerability in Fortify Plugin
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-4303- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2179
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2179- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-223m-pgcq-f3xg
Jenkins Fortify Plugin HTML injection vulnerability
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method. This results in an HTML injection vulnerability.
Fortify Plugin 22.2.39 removes HTML tags from the error message.
- Record
GHSA-223m-pgcq-f3xg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method, resulting in an HTML injection vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-4303- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-223m-pgcq-f3xg
Jenkins Fortify Plugin HTML injection vulnerability
Jenkins Fortify Plugin 22.1.38 and earlier does not escape the error message for a form validation method. This results in an HTML injection vulnerability.
Fortify Plugin 22.2.39 removes HTML tags from the error message.
- Record
GHSA-223m-pgcq-f3xg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortifyMaven |
through 22.1.38 | 22.2.39 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortifyMaven |
before 22.2.39, plus listed versions 19.1.2819.1.2919.2.3020.1.3220.1.33 Show 5 moreShow less20.2.3420.2.3521.1.3621.2.3722.1.38 |
22.2.39 |
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-2023-4303 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Fortify, published August 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify 22.2.39.