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TI-2020-02097 Aliases CVE-2020-2220GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins

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, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Jenkins 2.244 and earlier, LTS 2.235.1 and earlier does not escape the agent name in the build time trend page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01023 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.235.2, 2.245Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkinsup to 2.244; up to LTS 2.235.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)before 2.235.22.235.2Patch availableGHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq
—org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)2.236 to before 2.2452.245Patch availableGHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq
  • Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.244; up to LTS 2.235.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.235.2 Fixed in 2.235.2 Patch available GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.236 to before 2.245 Fixed in 2.245 Patch available GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*up to 2.235.1VulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*up to 2.244VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions up to 2.235.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions up to 2.244 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.235.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.245 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:3808 Released 2020-09-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.38 jenkins and openshift security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 jenkins-2.235.5.1600415514-1.el7, openshift-4.3.37-202009120213.p0.git.0.dffefe4.el8, openshift-hyperkube-4.3.37-202009120213.p0.git.0.dffefe4.el8
  • RHSA-2020:3579 Released 2020-09-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.19 openshift security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 openshift-4.4.0-202008250319.p0.git.0.d653415.el7, openshift-4.4.0-202008250319.p0.git.0.d653415.el8, openshift-hyperkube-4.4.0-202008250319.p0.git.0.d653415.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2020:3541 Released 2020-08-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins-3.11.1597310986-1.el7, jenkins-2.235.2.1597220898-1.el7, openshift-ansible-3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 +6
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  • RHSA-2020:3519 Released 2020-08-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.5.7 jenkins and openshift packages security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 jenkins-2.235.2.1597312414-1.el7, openshift-4.5.0-202008130146.p0.git.0.aaf1d57.el7, openshift-4.5.0-202008130146.p0.git.0.aaf1d57.el8 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed RHSA-2020:3541
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3Fixed RHSA-2020:3808
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4Fixed RHSA-2020:3579
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5Fixed RHSA-2020:3519
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6Fixed—
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2220
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgj4-rc8m-44mq
  3. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 3

Other 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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