# CVE-2022-27200: Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin

> Stored XSS in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin allows attackers with admin permissions to execute scripts in other users' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747

## What is CVE-2022-27200?

CVE-2022-27200 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27200?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth` | Maven | All versions | 1.4 |
| `io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth` | Maven | All versions | 1.4 |

Products: Jenkins Folder-Based Authorization Strategy.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27200?

Upgrade io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth to 1.4 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-27200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin

- [CVE-2025-24401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24401/): Disabled permissions can be granted by Folder-based in Jenkins Authorization Strategy Plugin (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27200 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.4
- io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.4

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-2022-27200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27200/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.