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Jenkins Build Pipeline Plugin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Build Pipeline Plugin does not properly escape variables in views, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to configure build pipelines.

This vulnerability is only exploitable on Jenkins releases older than 2.146 or 2.138.2 due to the security hardening implemented in those releases.

As of publication of this advisory, there is no fix.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.plugins:build-pipeline-plugin <= 1.5.8 no fix

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:build-pipeline-plugin
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cx5r-p4vj-2mqh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:build-pipeline-plugin

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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