Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2020 · Assigned by jenkins

CVE-2020-2226

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin from Jenkins project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.6.1 and earlier does not escape user names shown in the configuration, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth2.6.2GHSA-vr6v-wjfw-rxcr

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jenkins project Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin unspecified – through 2.6.1

References