CVE-2012-4439

Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Crafted URL

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Record: CVE-2012-4439
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Record: CVE-2012-4439
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4372 No score

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Record: EUVD-2012-4372
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p 6.1

Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Crafted URL

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Record: GHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p 6.1

Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Crafted URL

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.

Record: GHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	before 1.466.2	1.466.2
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	1.467 up to 1.482	1.482
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	before 1.466.2, plus listed versions 1.3961.3971.3981.3991.400 Show 45 moreShow less 1.4011.4031.4041.4051.4061.4071.4081.4091.409.11.409.21.409.31.4101.4111.4121.4131.4141.4151.4161.4171.4181.4191.4201.4211.4221.4231.4241.424.11.424.21.424.31.424.41.424.51.424.61.4251.4261.4271.4281.4291.4301.4311.4321.4331.4341.4351.4361.437	1.466.2
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	1.467 up to 1.482, plus listed versions 1.4681.4691.4701.4711.472 Show 12 moreShow less 1.4731.4741.4751.4761.4771.4781.4791.4801.480.11.480.21.480.31.481	1.482

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4439 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Jenkins, published November 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.466.2.

References

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