CVE-2022-34172
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-34172- 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
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-34172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6093 No score
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6093- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhp7-3393-pfqr
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
Since Jenkins 2.340, symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of tooltip parameters.
This vulnerability is known to be exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Jenkins 2.356, LTS 2.332.4 and LTS 2.346.1 addresses this vulnerability. Symbol-based icons no longer unescape values of tooltip parameters.
- Record
GHSA-mhp7-3393-pfqr- 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-22, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-34172
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-34172- 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
- 2026-11-03
OSV
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-34172- 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-mhp7-3393-pfqr
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
Since Jenkins 2.340, symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of tooltip parameters.
This vulnerability is known to be exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Jenkins 2.356, LTS 2.332.4 and LTS 2.346.1 addresses this vulnerability. Symbol-based icons no longer unescape values of tooltip parameters.
- Record
GHSA-mhp7-3393-pfqr- 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-22, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-jenkins-2022-34172 No score
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) symbol-based icons unescape previously escaped values of 'tooltip' parameters, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Record
BIT-jenkins-2022-34172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.340 up to 2.356 | 2.356 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.332 up to 2.332.4 | 2.332.4 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.16 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.17 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.18 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.19 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.20 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.21 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.22 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsAlpine:v3.23 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jenkinsAlpine:v3.24 |
2.340 up to 2.346.2-r0 | 2.346.2-r0 |
jenkinsBitnami |
2.340.0 up to 2.355.1 | 2.355.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.340 up to 2.356, plus listed versions 2.3412.3422.3432.3442.345 Show 10 moreShow less2.3462.346.12.346.22.346.32.3472.3482.3492.3502.3542.355 |
2.356 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.332 up to 2.332.4, plus listed versions 2.332.12.332.22.332.3 |
2.332.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| 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-2022-34172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins, published June 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 2.356.