Cross-site scripting in Jenkins FindBugs 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Jenkins FindBugs Plugin 5.0.0 and earlier does not escape the annotation message in tooltips, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to provide report files to Jenkins FindBugs Plugin's post build step.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00862 58th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 FindBugs Plugin | up to 5.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:findbugs (Maven) | up to 5.0.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-24g8-35x9-fv8r |
- Jenkins FindBugs Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 5.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:findbugs (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 5.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-24g8-35x9-fv8r
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24g8-35x9-fv8r
References
More Jenkins Findbugs vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15673 Jenkins FindBugs Plugin 4.71 and earlier processes XML external entities in files it… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-2317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24g8-35x9-fv8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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