CVE-2016-4988
Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer plugin
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-4988- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV: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) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-4988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3075 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3075- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w89-qqxx-c62r
Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer plugin
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
GHSA-7w89-qqxx-c62r- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS: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
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-4988- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7w89-qqxx-c62r
Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer plugin
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Build Failure Analyzer plugin before 1.16.0 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter.
- Record
GHSA-7w89-qqxx-c62r- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven |
before 1.16.0 | 1.16.0 |
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven |
before 1.16.0, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.21.10.31.11.01.12.0 Show 21 moreShow less1.12.11.13.01.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13.51.14.01.15.01.2.01.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.1 |
1.16.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4988 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer, published February 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer 1.16.0.