Cross-site scripting in Jenkins - CVE-2017-2601
Published: May 10, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2601
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to a persisted cross-site scripting in parameter names and descriptions (SECURITY-353). Users with the permission to configure jobs were able to inject JavaScript into parameter names and descriptions.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2601
Install update from vendor's website.