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CVE-2022-43420

• 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: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.9 and earlier does not escape data returned from the Contrast service when generating a report, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control or modify Contrast service API responses.

Affected products

• Jenkins Project Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin: before 3.10 — fixed in 3.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins Project Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2836
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2836

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