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Xxl Job CVE-2023-26120

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-04-10 report@snyk.io
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

This affects all versions of the package com.xuxueli:xxl-job. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Affected Packages

maven com.xuxueli:xxl-job no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in maven

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. This affects all versions of the package com.xuxueli:xxl-job. HTML uploaded payload executed successfully through /xxl-job-admin/user/add and /xxl-job-admin/user/update. Affected products include: Xuxueli Xxl-Job.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

This affects all versions of the package com.xuxueli:xxl-job. HTML uploaded payload executed successfully through /xxl-job-admin/user/add and /xxl-job-admin/user/update.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:xuxueli:xxl-job:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-3366 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Apr 06

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Xuxueli xxl-job up to 2.4.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8),

CVE-2022-40929 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 28

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 has a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulner

CVE-2023-33779 HIGH POC
8.8 May 26

A lateral privilege escalation vulnerability in XXL-Job v2.4.1 allows users to execute arbitrary commands on another use

CVE-2024-42681 HIGH POC
8.8 Aug 15

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in xxl-job v.2.4.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Sub-Tas

CVE-2024-24113 HIGH POC
8.8 Feb 08

xxl-job =< 2.4.1 has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, which causes low-privileged users to control ex

CVE-2023-48089 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 15

xxl-job-admin 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via /xxl-job-admin/jobcode/save. Rated high severity (C

CVE-2022-43183 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 17

XXL-Job before v2.3.1 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /admin/controller/JobLogController

CVE-2022-29002 HIGH POC
8.8 May 23

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in XXL-Job v2.3.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily create administrator accounts via

CVE-2023-27087 HIGH POC
7.5 Mar 21

Permissions vulnerabiltiy found in Xuxueli xxl-job v2.2.0, v 2.3.0 and v.2.3.1 allows attacker to obtain sensitive infor

CVE-2023-0674 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Feb 04

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in XXL-JOB 2.3.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5),

CVE-2020-29204 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Dec 27

XXL-JOB 2.2.0 allows Stored XSS (in Add User) to bypass the 20-character limit via xxl-job-admin/src/main/java/com/xxl/j

CVE-2020-23814 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Sep 03

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in xxl-job v2.2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scr

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