XSS in Jenkins

CVE-2017-2610

jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to a persisted cross-site scripting in search suggestions due to improperly escaping users with less-than and greater-than characters in their names (SECURITY-388).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2610?
CVE-2017-2610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-2610?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2610 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.