Cross-site scripting in Jenkins
Priority LOW 27CWE-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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01473 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.356
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 | 2.340 and later; up to 2.355 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.340 to before 2.356 | 2.356 | Patch available | GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6 |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected 2.340 and later; up to 2.355 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.340 to before 2.356 Fixed in 2.356 Patch available GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.356 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Jenkins unspecified
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-15090 Protection mechanism failure in JenkinsPriority LOW 36
- TI-2022-15086 Cross-site scripting in JenkinsPriority LOW 28
- TI-2022-15085 Cross-site scripting in JenkinsPriority LOW 28
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6
References
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-34173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-34173 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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