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TI-2020-02038 Aliases CVE-2020-2161

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins

Priority LOW 27CWE-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 Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Jenkins 2.227 and earlier, LTS 2.204.5 and earlier does not properly escape node labels that are shown in the form validation for label expressions on job configuration pages, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users able to define node labels.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01237 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkinsup to 2.227; up to LTS 2.204.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.227; up to LTS 2.204.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*up to 2.204.5VulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*up to 2.227VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions up to 2.204.5 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions up to 2.227 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3Fixed—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4Fixed—
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2161

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
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Sources

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