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TI-2020-01999 Aliases CVE-2020-2122GHSA-7q9r-vhg2-789w

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Brakeman Plugin

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Jenkins Brakeman Plugin 0.12 and earlier did not escape values received from parsed JSON files when rendering them, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exploitable by users able to control the Brakeman post-build step input data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00822 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:brakeman (Maven): 0.13

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Brakeman Pluginup to 0.12—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:brakeman (Maven)before 0.130.13Patch availableGHSA-7q9r-vhg2-789w
  • Jenkins Brakeman Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:brakeman (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.13 Fixed in 0.13 Patch available GHSA-7q9r-vhg2-789w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:brakeman:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 0.12VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:brakeman:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 0.12 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-7q9r-vhg2-789w org.jenkins-ci.plugins:brakeman (Maven) Fixed in 0.13 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2122
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q9r-vhg2-789w

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