CVE-2020-2289
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, 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 Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2289- 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 Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2289- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3405 No score
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3405- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jv5-wf44-8vfm
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Active Choices Plugin 2.5 escapes the name of build parameters and applies the configured markup formatter to the description of build parameters.
- Record
GHSA-9jv5-wf44-8vfm- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2289- 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-9jv5-wf44-8vfm
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Active Choices Plugin 2.5 escapes the name of build parameters and applies the configured markup formatter to the description of build parameters.
- Record
GHSA-9jv5-wf44-8vfm- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.biouno:uno-choiceMaven |
before 2.5 | 2.5 |
org.biouno:uno-choiceMaven |
before 2.5, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.31.4 Show 13 moreShow less1.5-alpha-11.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.3-alpha2.02.12.22.2.12.2.22.32.4 |
2.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2020-2289 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Active Choices, published October 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in org.biouno:uno-choice 2.5.