CVE-2020-2140 XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin
Reflected cross-site scripting in Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via URL patterns.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-2140?
CVE-2020-2140 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin, published on 9 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin 3.2 and earlier does not escape the error message for the URL Patterns field form validation, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2140?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail Maven | All versions | 3.3 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail Maven | All versions | 3.3 |
Products include Jenkins Audit Trail.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2140?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:audit-trail to 3.3 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-2020-2140 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-2140 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Audit Trail Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj2g-wwfv-mvjh.