Cross-site scripting in Jenkins
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-200.
Summary
Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier printed the value of the "Cookie" HTTP request header on the /whoAmI/ URL, allowing attackers exploiting another XSS vulnerability to obtain the HTTP session cookie despite it being marked HttpOnly.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.6529 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.176.4, 2.197Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins | 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.176.4 | 2.176.4 | Patch available | GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.177 to before 2.197 | 2.197 | Patch available | GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.176.4 Fixed in 2.176.4 Patch available GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.177 to before 2.197 Fixed in 2.197 Patch available GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.176.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.197 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10405
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw
References
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-10405 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10405 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47wc-p5cp-w7pw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10405 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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