# CVE-2022-34786: Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Rich Text Publisher Plugin

> Stored XSS in Jenkins Rich Text Publisher Plugin allows attackers with job configuration access to execute scripts in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2v6r-jf2g-j5q5

## What is CVE-2022-34786?

CVE-2022-34786 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Rich Text Publisher Plugin, published on 30 Jun 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 Rich Text Publisher Plugin 1.4 and earlier does not escape the HTML message set by its post-build step, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure jobs.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34786?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rich-text-publisher-plugin` | Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rich-text-publisher-plugin` | Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |

Products: Jenkins Rich Text Publisher.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34786 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34786 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Rich Text Publisher Plugin, published on 30 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rich-text-publisher-plugin (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.4; no fix listed
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rich-text-publisher-plugin (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.4; no fix listed

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-2022-34786/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34786/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34786
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34786
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34786

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34786/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.