What is CVE-2023-40336?

CVE-2023-40336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Folders, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-40336?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Jenkins Folders

CVE-2023-40336

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Folders Plugin 6.846.v23698686f0f6 and earlier allows attackers to copy folders.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Folders
Jenkins Project Folders Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-08-16/ (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/16/3 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40336?: CVE-2023-40336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Folders, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-40336?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.