CVE-2020-2231
lowpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.053 · 93 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the remote address of the host starting a build via 'Trigger builds remotely', resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Job/Configure permission or knowledge of the Authentication Token.
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 · 3.5–5.4
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-49244Jenkins 2.235.3 - 'X-Forwarded-For' Stored XSSPoC · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-jpvq-v729-7j2hImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the remote address of the host starting a build via 'Trigger builds remotely', resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Job/Configure permission or knowledge of the Authentication Token.
- BIT-jenkins-2020-22312024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the remote address of the host starting a build via 'Trigger builds remotely', resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Job/Configure permission or knowledge of the Authentication Token.
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49627cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/12/4cnnvd
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-08-12/#SECURITY-1960cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2231cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159421/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3841-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159535/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4220-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159672/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4223-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160616/Jenkins-2.251-LTS-2.235.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlcnnvd
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