CVE-2023-43499
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
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 Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
- Record
CVE-2023-43499- 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 ListNo score
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
- Record
CVE-2023-43499- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2390
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2390- 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-262f-77q5-rqv6
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.2 escapes Failure Cause names in build logs.
- Record
GHSA-262f-77q5-rqv6- 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 Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
- Record
CVE-2023-43499- 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-262f-77q5-rqv6
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.1 and earlier does not escape Failure Cause names in build logs.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create or update Failure Causes.
Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 2.4.2 escapes Failure Cause names in build logs.
- Record
GHSA-262f-77q5-rqv6- 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 |
|---|---|---|
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven | before 2.4.2 | 2.4.2 |
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven | before 2.4.2, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.21.10.31.11.01.12.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.12.11.13.01.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13.51.14.01.15.01.16.01.17.01.17.11.17.21.18.01.18.11.19.01.19.11.19.21.2.01.20.01.21.01.22.01.23.01.23.0-beta-11.23.11.23.21.24.01.24.11.24.21.25.01.25.11.26.01.27.01.27.11.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.1 | 2.4.2 |
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-2023-43499 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer, published September 20, 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 com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer 2.4.2.
References
Left out here: 9 versions. The JSON record has them.