CVE-2020-2265 Stored XSS vulnerability in Coverage/Complexity Scatter Plot Plugin

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Jenkins Coverage/Complexity Scatter Plot Plugin allows attackers to inject scripts via report files, 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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-2265?

CVE-2020-2265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Coverage/Complexity Scatter Plot Plugin, published on 16 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 Coverage/Complexity Scatter Plot Plugin 1.1.1 and earlier does not escape the method information in tooltips, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to provide report files to the plugin's post-build step.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2265?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:covcomplplot MavenAll versions to 1.1.1None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:covcomplplot MavenAll versions to 1.1.1None

Products include Jenkins Coverage\/Complexity Scatter Plot.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2020-2265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6mg-hmfp-6grw.

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