CVE-2023-25762: jenkins project jenkins pipeline: build step plugin
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-25762 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in jenkins project jenkins pipeline: build step plugin. EPSS estimates a 82.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12Timeline
- 15-02-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin 2.18 and earlier does not escape job names in a JavaScript expression used in the Pipeline Snippet Generator, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control job names.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
82.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.73 pp
From 81.40% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Jenkins project1 product
- jenkins pipeline: build step plugin≥ unspecified, ≤ 2.18
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
- pipeline-build-step< 2.18.1
2 vendors · 2 products
