CVE-2020-2230

Jenkins 2.235.3 - 'Description' Stored XSS

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the project naming strategy description, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Overall/Manage permission.

Jenkins versiones 2.251 y anteriores, versiones LTS 2.235.3 y anteriores, no escapan la descripción de la estrategia de nombramiento del proyecto, resultando en una vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS) almacenado explotable por usuarios con permiso General y de Administración

A flaw was found in Jenkins in versions prior to 2.251 and LTS 2.235.3. The project naming strategy description, displayed on item creation, is not properly escaped. This can result in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Overall/Manage permissions. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. Issues addressed include cross site scripting and information leakage vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-05 CVE Reserved
2020-08-12 CVE Published
2020-12-11 First Exploit
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-01-23 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/4	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/160443	2020-12-11
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49237	2020-12-11
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160443/Jenkins-2.235.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-08-12/#SECURITY-1957	2023-11-02
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2230	2020-10-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1875232	2020-10-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins"		Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins"				<= 2.235.3 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " <= 2.235.3"		lts		Affected
Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins"		Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins"				<= 2.251 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " <= 2.251"		-		Affected