What is CVE-2020-2266?

CVE-2020-2266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Description Column, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-2266?

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

XSS in Jenkins Description Column

CVE-2020-2266

Jenkins Description Column Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the job description in the column tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th 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 Description_column
Jenkins Project Description Column Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2266?: CVE-2020-2266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Description Column, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-2266?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.