Cross-site scripting in Jenkins - CVE-2012-0325
Published: March 9, 2012 / Updated: August 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44208
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0325
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in Jenkins before 1.454, Jenkins LTS before 1.424.5, and Jenkins Enterprise 1.400.x before 1.400.0.13 and 1.424.x before 1.424.5.1. A remote authenticated 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0325
Install update from vendor's website.