What is CVE-2022-43420?

CVE-2022-43420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Contrast_continuous_application_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43420?

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

XSS in Jenkins Contrast_continuous_application_security

CVE-2022-43420

Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.9 and earlier does not escape data returned from the Contrast service when generating a report, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attacke…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th 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 Contrast_continuous_application_security
Jenkins Project Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43420?: CVE-2022-43420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Contrast_continuous_application_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.