CVE-2020-2289 Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin allows attackers with Job/Configure permission to execute scripts in other users' browsers.

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

What is CVE-2020-2289?

CVE-2020-2289 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin, published on 8 Oct 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 Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2289?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.biouno:uno-choice. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.biouno:uno-choice MavenAll versions2.5
org.biouno:uno-choice MavenAll versions2.5

Products include Jenkins Active Choices.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2289?

Upgrade org.biouno:uno-choice to 2.5 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-2020-2289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9jv5-wf44-8vfm.

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