CVE-2012-6074 Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2012-6074?

CVE-2012-6074 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 24 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.491, Jenkins LTS before 1.480.1, and Jenkins Enterprise 1.424.x before 1.424.6.13, 1.447.x before 1.447.4.1, and 1.466.x before 1.466.10.1 allows remote authenticated users with write access to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6074?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Cloudbees Jenkins, Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6074?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.480.1 or 1.491.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2012-6074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Jenkins

• CVE-2012-0785 Hash collision attack vulnerability in Jenkins High 7.5
• CVE-2013-2034 Jenkins Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities Medium 6.8
• CVE-2012-6073 Jenkins affected by Open Redirect Vulnerability Medium 5.8
• CVE-2012-6072 Jenkins allows HTTP Injection and Response Splitting Medium 4.3
• CVE-2012-0324 Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 4.3

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9hr6-5x6g-gg5g.