Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Valgrind Plugin
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not escape content in Valgrind XML reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control Valgrind XML report contents.
Why it matters now
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 Valgrind Plugin | up to 0.28 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:valgrind (Maven) | up to 0.28 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-9hcr-66cj-r9hp |
- Jenkins Valgrind Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 0.28 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:valgrind (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 0.28 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-9hcr-66cj-r9hp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Jenkins Valgrind Plugin unspecified
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-02122 Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.Priority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2246
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hcr-66cj-r9hp
References
More Jenkins Valgrind vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-02122 Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-2246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hcr-66cj-r9hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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