VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-2229

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability6.77%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-08-12

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the tooltip content of help icons, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory