CVE-2022-27196

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Jenkins Favorite Plugin 2.4.0 and earlier does not escape the names of jobs in the favorite column, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure or Item/Create permissions.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Favorite Plugin: before 2.4.1 — fixed in 2.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins project Jenkins Favorite Plugin 2.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2557
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2557

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