Stored cross-site scripting in jenkins (Alpine package)

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU21355

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10403

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the SCM tag action tooltip due to the affected software does not escape the tag name on the tooltip for tag actions shown in the build history. A remote authenticated attacker who is able to control SCM tag names for these actions can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jenkins (Alpine package): 2.73.3-r0 - 2.198-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4416c0ae0e1c5dcf4a157fb30d404acce72c5771

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.