SB2022041328 - Stored cross-site scripting in Jenkins Jira plugin



SB2022041328 - Stored cross-site scripting in Jenkins Jira plugin

Published: April 13, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022041328
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29041)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not escape the name and description of Jira Issue and Jira Release Version parameters on views displaying parameters. A remote user can 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.