CVE-2022-46684 Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Jenkins HTML reports via unescaped Checkmarx API responses, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2022-46684?
CVE-2022-46684 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin, published on 7 Dec 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 Checkmarx Plugin 2022.3.3 and earlier does not escape values returned from the Checkmarx service API before inserting them into HTML reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46684?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.checkmarx.jenkins:checkmarx. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
com.checkmarx.jenkins:checkmarx Maven | All versions | 2022.4.3 |
com.checkmarx.jenkins:checkmarx Maven | All versions | 2022.4.3 |
Products include Jenkins Checkmarx.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46684?
Upgrade com.checkmarx.jenkins:checkmarx to 2022.4.3 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-2022-46684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p86x-75j8-w4xh.