XSS in Jenkins Matrix Project

CVE-2022-20615

Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.19 and earlier does not escape HTML metacharacters in node and label names, and label descriptions, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Agent/Configure permission.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.818 (99.6th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-20615: held from 0.818 to 0.818.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.818 · newest: 0.818 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20615?
CVE-2022-20615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Matrix Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-20615?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-20615 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.