CVE-2020-2256: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 24, 2022 (updated December 29, 2022)

Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job’s display name shown as part of a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq2h-9mc3-h6w2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2256
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/

Code Behaviors & Features

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