#VU42194 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins - CVE-2013-5573
Published: December 31, 2013 / Updated: August 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42194
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5573
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 when processing Description field in the user configuration. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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.