CVE-2019-16564 Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin stored XSS vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin allows attackers to execute scripts via job names or stage names, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2019-16564?

CVE-2019-16564 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin, published on 17 Dec 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

Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin 1.8 and earlier does not escape information shown on its view, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to affects view content such as job display name or pipeline stage names.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16564?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view MavenAll versions1.9
com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view MavenAll versions1.9

Products include Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16564?

Upgrade com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view to 1.9 or later.

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-2019-16564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jf8x-943c-r4h6.

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