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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jf8x-943c-r4h6

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view` | Maven | All versions | 1.9 |
| `com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view` | Maven | All versions | 1.9 |

Products: Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16564?

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

## Is CVE-2019-16564 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin

- [CVE-2023-28670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28670/): Jenkins Pipeline Aggregator View Plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16564 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.9
- com.paul8620.jenkins.plugins:pipeline-aggregator-view (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.9

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16564/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16564/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16564
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16564
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16564

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16564/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.