XSS in Jenkins
CVE-2012-4440
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Violations plugin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jenkins — versions 2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4440 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4440?
- CVE-2012-4440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4440?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-4440 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.