CVE-2020-2266

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Jenkins Description Column Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the job description in the column tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Description Column Plugin: through 1.3

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1916
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1916

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