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)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Jenkins — versions 2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, 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.