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ID:5633 - Exploit for Stored cross-site scripting in Jenkins and Jenkins LTS - CVE-2020-2229
ID:5633 - Exploit for Stored cross-site scripting in Jenkins and Jenkins LTS - CVE-2020-2229
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45661
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2229
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Jenkins
Jenkins LTS
Jenkins
Jenkins LTS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the tooltip content of help icons. A remote authenticated attacker 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 updates from vendor's website.