# CVE-2023-25762: Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25762-cross-site-scripting-in-jenkins-pipeline-build-step-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-25762 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-02-15

Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-pipeline-build-step). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-25762 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-25762 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-25762?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.18.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-25762?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven): upgrade to 2.18.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-25762?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven): upgrade to 2.18.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step to 2.18.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-build-step (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.18.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-25762
- GHSA-9j65-3f2q-8q2r

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