CVE-2020-2290
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape some return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference 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 some return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2290- 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 some return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5188 No score
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape some return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5188- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjch-j5x9-fgph
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape List and Map return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
This issue is caused by an incomplete fix for SECURITY-470.
Active Choices Plugin 2.5 escapes all legal return values of sandboxed scripts.
- Record
GHSA-rjch-j5x9-fgph- 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 some return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2020-2290- 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-rjch-j5x9-fgph
Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Active Choices Plugin
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape List and Map return values of sandboxed scripts for Reactive Reference Parameters.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
This issue is caused by an incomplete fix for SECURITY-470.
Active Choices Plugin 2.5 escapes all legal return values of sandboxed scripts.
- Record
GHSA-rjch-j5x9-fgph- 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-2020-2290 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 0.90%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in org.biouno:uno-choice 2.5.