CVE-2020-2238
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2238- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4308 No score
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4308- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j7q2-c6r4-x2jw
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.13 escapes the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page.
- Record
GHSA-j7q2-c6r4-x2jw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2238- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j7q2-c6r4-x2jw
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin
Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.12 and earlier does not escape the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.13 escapes the repository field on the 'Build with Parameters' page.
- Record
GHSA-j7q2-c6r4-x2jw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameterMaven |
through 0.9.12 | 0.9.13 |
org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameterMaven |
before 0.9.13, plus listed versions 0.4.00.5.00.5.10.6.00.6.1 Show 19 moreShow less0.6.20.7.00.7.10.7.20.8.00.8.10.9.00.9.10.9.100.9.110.9.120.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.9 |
0.9.13 |
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-2020-2238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Git Parameter, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter 0.9.13.