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CVE-2012-4440: Jenkins Violation Plugin allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

April 23, 2022 (updated March 12, 2025)

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Violations plugin.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5qpv-27q3-6484
  • github.com/jenkinsci/violations-plugin
  • github.com/jenkinsci/violations-plugin/commit/6dcbef2114adb0f9c01a0a927105fcf80a414e4d
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4440
  • security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4440
  • www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.7.11

Fixed versions

  • 0.7.11

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.7.11 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/violations/CVE-2012-4440.yml

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