Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Job Generator 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 Job Generator Plugin 1.22 and earlier does not escape the name and description of Generator Parameter and Generator Choice parameters on Job Generator jobs' Build With Parameters views, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0083 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 Job Generator Plugin | up to 1.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobgenerator (Maven) | up to 1.22 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-f3jq-9c79-j65m |
- Jenkins Job Generator Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobgenerator (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.22 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-f3jq-9c79-j65m
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3jq-9c79-j65m
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-29042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-29042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3jq-9c79-j65m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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