Stored cross-site scripting in JIRA plugin - CVE-2022-29041
Published: April 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62299
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29041
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
JIRA plugin
cri-o (Red Hat package)
jenkins (Red Hat package)
jenkins-2-plugins (Red Hat package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
cri-o (Red Hat package)
jenkins (Red Hat package)
jenkins-2-plugins (Red Hat package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29041
Install updates from vendor's website.
JIRA plugin - addressed in versions 3.6.1, 3.7.1
cri-o (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.3-5.rhaos4.9.git388405c.el8, 1.22.3-6.rhaos4.9.git388405c.el7
jenkins (Red Hat package) - update to 2.319.3.1651752848-1.el8
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.9.33
jenkins-2-plugins (Red Hat package) - update to 4.9.1651754460-1.el8
cri-o (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.3-5.rhaos4.9.git388405c.el8, 1.22.3-6.rhaos4.9.git388405c.el7
jenkins (Red Hat package) - update to 2.319.3.1651752848-1.el8
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.9.33
jenkins-2-plugins (Red Hat package) - update to 4.9.1651754460-1.el8