What is CVE-2023-41933?

CVE-2023-41933 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Job Configuration History, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-41933?

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

XXE in Jenkins Job Configuration History

CVE-2023-41933

Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin 1227.v7a_79fc4dc01f and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2023-09-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Jenkins Job Configuration History
Jenkins Project Job Configuration History Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-09-06/ (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/06/9 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41933?: CVE-2023-41933 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Job Configuration History, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-41933?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.