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TI-2020-02101 Aliases CVE-2020-2224GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Matrix Project 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, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00916 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven): 1.17Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Matrix Project Pluginup to 1.16—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven)before 1.171.17Patch availableGHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v
  • Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.17 Fixed in 1.17 Patch available GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:matrix_project:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.16VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:matrix_project:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.16 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Fixed in 1.17 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4265 Released 2020-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.40 jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 jenkins-2-plugins-4.3.1601981312-1.el7
  • RHSA-2020:3625 Released 2020-09-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.20 jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 jenkins-2-plugins-4.4.1598545590-1.el7
  • 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
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2020:3453 Released 2020-08-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.5.6 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 jenkins-2-plugins-4.5.1596698303-1.el7, python-rsa-4.5-1.el7, python2-rsa-4.5-1.el7

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-2020:4265
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4Fixed RHSA-2020:3625
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5Fixed RHSA-2020:3453
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6Fixed—
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2224
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v
  3. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2022-05174 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-15876 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2020-02102 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-15888 Path traversal in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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