What is CVE-2016-3101?

CVE-2016-3101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Extra_columns, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-3101?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Jenkins Extra_columns

CVE-2016-3101

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Extra Columns plugin before 1.17 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging failure to filter tool tips through the configured markup formatter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (63.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Extra_columns
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3101?: CVE-2016-3101 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Extra_columns, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-3101?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.