CVE-2022-29038 Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities in Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter Plugin

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Stored XSS in Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter Plugin allows attackers with configure permissions to execute scripts in victim 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: None listed

What is CVE-2022-29038?

CVE-2022-29038 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter Plugin, published on 12 Apr 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 Extended Choice Parameter Plugin 346.vd87693c5a_86c and earlier does not escape the name and description of Extended Choice parameters on views displaying parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29038?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:extended-choice-parameter` Maven	All versions to `346.vd87693c5a`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:extended-choice-parameter` Maven	All versions to `346.vd87693c5a`	None

Products include Jenkins Extended Choice Parameter.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29038 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-2022-29038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gp7c-xmmm-7pqr.