CVE-2019-10402 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Jenkins combobox allows attackers with configuration permissions to execute scripts in victim browsers, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10402?

CVE-2019-10402 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 25 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:combobox form control interpreted its item labels as HTML, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10402?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.176.4
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.176.4
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1772.197
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1772.197

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10402?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.176.4 or 2.197.

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-2019-10402 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10402 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6q9-83xw-mp6p.

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