CVE-2012-4439: Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Crafted URL

April 23, 2022 (updated March 12, 2025)

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4439
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p
github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4439
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4439
www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17

Code Behaviors & Features

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