CVE-2013-5573

Jenkins 1.523 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Description Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-5573. PoCs published by Christian Catalano.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2013-5573, describing an HTML injection flaw in Jenkins CI v1.523 where the default markup formatter allows offsite-bound forms. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can inject a malicious form into the 'Description' field, leading to persistent phishing or redirects when viewed by other users.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the user configuration.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Christian Catalano · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30408

This is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2013-5573, describing an HTML injection flaw in Jenkins CI v1.523 where the default markup formatter allows offsite-bound forms. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can inject a malicious form into the 'Description' field, leading to persistent phishing or redirects when viewed by other users.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Jenkins CI v1.523
Auth required
Prerequisites: Low-privilege user account in Jenkins CI
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64414
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/101187
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Dec/104
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/159
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30408
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89872

Scores

EPSS 0.0541
EPSS Percentile 91.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
jenkins/jenkins 1.523
org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core 0Maven
Published Dec 31, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026