CVE-2016-3101

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Extra Columns plugin before 1.17 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging failure to filter tool tips through the configured markup formatter.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Extra Columns Plugin: before 1.17 — fixed in 1.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins project Jenkins Extra Columns Plugin 1.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-04-11
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-04-11

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