CVE-2020-2256
Stored XSS vulnerability in Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin via unescaped display name
Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job's display name shown as part of a build cause, 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 Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job's display name shown as part of a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2256- 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 Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job's display name shown as part of a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4191 No score
Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job's display name shown as part of a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4191- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq2h-9mc3-h6w2
Stored XSS vulnerability in Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin via unescaped display name
Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job’s display name shown as part of a build cause.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.3 escapes upstream job names in build causes.
- Record
GHSA-hq2h-9mc3-h6w2- 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 Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job's display name shown as part of a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2256- 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-hq2h-9mc3-h6w2
Stored XSS vulnerability in Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin via unescaped display name
Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.2 and earlier does not escape the upstream job’s display name shown as part of a build cause.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Pipeline Maven Integration Plugin 3.9.3 escapes upstream job names in build causes.
- Record
GHSA-hq2h-9mc3-h6w2- 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.plugins:pipeline-mavenMaven |
through 3.9.2 | 3.9.3 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-mavenMaven |
before 3.9.3, plus listed versions 0.1-beta0.20.30.40.5 Show 45 moreShow less0.60.72.02.0-beta-32.0-beta-42.0-beta-52.0-beta-62.0-beta-72.0.12.0.22.0.32.1.02.1.0-beta-12.1.1-beta-12.2.02.2.12.3.02.3.0-beta-12.3.12.3.1-beta-12.4.02.4.0-beta-12.4.0-beta-22.5.02.5.0-alpha-12.5.12.5.23.0.03.0.0-beta-13.0.0-beta-23.0.0-beta-33.0.0-beta-43.0.0-beta-53.0.0-beta-63.0.13.0.1-beta-13.0.1-beta-23.0.23.0.33.0.3-beta-13.0.3-beta-23.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.6-beta-1 |
3.9.3 |
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-2020-2256 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Pipeline Maven Integration, published September 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-maven 3.9.3.
References
Left out here: 84 versions. The JSON record has them.