CVE-2020-2229

MEDIUM

Jenkins <2.251-2.235.3 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the tooltip content of help icons, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by gx1 · textwebappsjava

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49232

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160443/Jenkins-2.235.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/4

[Vendor Advisory] https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-08-12/#SECURITY-1955

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0257

EPSS Percentile 85.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (3)

jenkins/jenkins < 2.235.3

jenkins/jenkins < 2.251

org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core 0 - 2.235.4Maven

Published Aug 12, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026