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CVE-2020-2230

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—💥 Exploit

Jenkins 2.251 and earlier, LTS 2.235.3 and earlier does not escape the project naming strategy description, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Overall/Manage permission.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (1)

Jenkins — Jenkins

CWEs

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      "value": "Jenkins versiones 2.251 y anteriores, versiones LTS 2.235.3 y anteriores,  no escapan la descripción de la estrategia de nombramiento del proyecto, resultando en una vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS) almacenado explotable por usuarios con permiso General y de Administración"
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