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TI-2022-05174 Aliases CVE-2022-20615GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin

Priority HIGH 65CWE-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
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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 1.19 and earlier does not escape HTML metacharacters in node and label names, and label descriptions, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Agent/Configure permission.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.81842 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin (Jenkins project): 1.18.1org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven): 1.20, 1.18.1Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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 1.191.18.1Patch availableCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven)1.19 to before 1.201.20Patch availableGHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven)before 1.18.11.18.1Patch availableGHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5
  • Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.19 Fixed in 1.18.1 Patch available CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.19 to before 1.20 Fixed in 1.20 Patch available GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.18.1 Fixed in 1.18.1 Patch available GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:matrix_project:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.19VulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:matrix_project:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.19 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 1.18.1
  • Fix · GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Fixed in 1.20 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (Maven) Fixed in 1.18.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-20615
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqwg-4v6f-h6x5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • 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-2020-02101 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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