CVE-2022-27200
Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-27200- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-27200- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1405 No score
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1405- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747
Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin
Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.4 escapes the names of roles shown on the configuration form.
See https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2646
- Record
GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chr6-386q-4m3v
Duplicate Advisory: Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
GHSA-chr6-386q-4m3v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-27200- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747
Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin
Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form.
This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.4 escapes the names of roles shown on the configuration form.
See https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2646
- Record
GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-chr6-386q-4m3v
Duplicate Advisory: Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
- Record
GHSA-chr6-386q-4m3v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:folder-authMaven |
before 1.4 | 1.4 |
io.jenkins.plugins:folder-authMaven |
before 1.4, plus listed versions 0.1-alpha-10.1-alpha-21.01.0-beta-11.0.1 Show 4 moreShow less1.0.21.11.21.3 |
1.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| affected, aliases, references | EUVD | |
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27200 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy, published March 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth 1.4.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
github.com/jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27200