CVE-2013-5573 Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in User Configuration

What is CVE-2013-5573?

CVE-2013-5573 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 31 Dec 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the user configuration.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5573?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5573?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2013-5573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-52g6-pfrq-rxfv.