CVE-2023-28681
High
Published: 02 April 2023
Published
02 April 2023
Modified
25 February 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0106
78.0th percentile
Risk Priority
17
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2023-28681 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 22.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-1238
Vulnerability details
Jenkins Visual Studio Code Metrics Plugin 1.7 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
jenkins
visual studio code metrics
≤ 1.7
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.