CVE-2020-2243 Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin

What is CVE-2020-2243?

CVE-2020-2243 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin, published on 1 Sep 2020. 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 Cadence vManager Plugin 3.0.4 and earlier does not escape build descriptions in tooltips, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Run/Update permission.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2243?

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

Products include Jenkins Cadence Vmanager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2243?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin to 3.0.5 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-2020-2243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin

• CVE-2019-10446 Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin disables SSL/TLS and hostname verification High 8.2
• CVE-2025-47886 Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium 4.3
• CVE-2025-47887 Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin is Missing Permission Checks Medium 4.3
• CVE-2025-31724 Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin Stores Verisium Manager vAPI keys Unencrypted Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v46q-xjp5-7p6r.