CVE-2022-27197 Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Dashboard View Plugin

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers with view configuration privileges can inject malicious scripts via unvalidated Iframe URLs, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks.

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-2022-27197?

CVE-2022-27197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Dashboard View Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2022. 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 Dashboard View Plugin 2.18 and earlier does not perform URL validation for the Iframe Portlet's Iframe source URL, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure views.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27197?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dashboard-view MavenAll versions2.18.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dashboard-view MavenAll versions2.18.1

Products include Jenkins Dashboard View.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27197?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dashboard-view to 2.18.1 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-2022-27197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6fg4-36v7-xv32.

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