CVE-2013-5573
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.054 · 93 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the user configuration.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedjenkins-0:1.565.3-1.el6op.noarch as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Fixedjenkins-0:1.565.3-1.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Fixedjenkins-plugin-openshift-0:0.6.40.1-0.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Fixedjenkins-plugin-openshift-0:0.6.40.1-0.el6op.x86_64 as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Fixedopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-0:1.20.3.5-1.el6op.noarch as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Fixedopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-0:1.20.3.5-1.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 Release Notes, which will be updated shortly for this advisory, for important instructions on how to fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/OpenShift_Enterprise/2/html-single/2.1_Release_Notes/index.html#chap-Asynchronous_Errata_Updates This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014:1630 - Workaroundjenkins-0:1.565.3-1.el6op.noarch as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
- Workaroundjenkins-0:1.565.3-1.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
- Workaroundjenkins-plugin-openshift-0:0.6.40.1-0.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
- Workaroundjenkins-plugin-openshift-0:0.6.40.1-0.el6op.x86_64 as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
- Workaroundopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-0:1.20.3.5-1.el6op.noarch as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
- Workaroundopenshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-0:1.20.3.5-1.el6op.src as a component of RHOSE Node 2.1redhat_csaf
'MyspacePolicy' permits tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method"); Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.7
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-30408Jenkins 1.523 - Persistent HTML CodePoC · exploit_db
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHBA-2014:1630Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.1 jenkins-plugin-openshift bug fix update2014-10-14csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated jenkins-plugin-openshift and openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.1.
- GHSA-52g6-pfrq-rxfvJenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in User Configuration2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the user configuration.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124513cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Dec/104cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/159cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30408cnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/101187cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64414cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89872cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124513enisa_euvd
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