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CVE-2012-4440

Jenkins Violation Plugin allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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 in the Violations plugin.

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

1.87%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 in the Violations plugin.

Record
CVE-2012-4440
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 in the Violations plugin.

Record
CVE-2012-4440
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4373 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 in the Violations plugin.

Record
EUVD-2012-4373
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qpv-27q3-6484 6.1

Jenkins Violation Plugin allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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 in the Violations plugin.

Record
GHSA-5qpv-27q3-6484
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-5qpv-27q3-6484 6.1

Jenkins Violation Plugin allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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 in the Violations plugin.

Record
GHSA-5qpv-27q3-6484
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
PackageAffectedFixed
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violations
Maven
 before 0.7.11
0.7.11
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violations
Maven
 before 0.7.11, plus listed versions
0.7.100.7.9
0.7.11

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-4440 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 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:violations 0.7.11.

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