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

> Stored XSS in Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin allows attackers with Run/Update permission to execute scripts in build tooltips.

- **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:** 1 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v46q-xjp5-7p6r

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

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.5 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin` | Maven | All versions | 3.0.5 |

Products: Jenkins Cadence Vmanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-2243?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin to 3.0.5 or later.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10446/): Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin disables SSL/TLS and hostname verification (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-47886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47886/): Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2025-47887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47887/): Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin is Missing Permission Checks (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2025-31724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31724/): Jenkins Cadence vManager Plugin Stores Verisium Manager vAPI keys Unencrypted (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-2243 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.5
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vmanager-plugin (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.0.5

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-2020-2243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2243/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2243
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2243
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2243

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2243/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.