CVE-2020-2224
Stored XSS vulnerability in single axis builds tooltips in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin
Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting 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
Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2224- 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 Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2224- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4089 No score
Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4089- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v
Stored XSS vulnerability in single axis builds tooltips in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin
Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis. This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Agent/Configure permission.
Matrix Project Plugin 1.17 escapes the node names shown in these tooltips.
- Record
GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v- 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 Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2224- 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-h6qc-455m-7v6v
Stored XSS vulnerability in single axis builds tooltips in Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin
Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis. This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with Agent/Configure permission.
Matrix Project Plugin 1.17 escapes the node names shown in these tooltips.
- Record
GHSA-h6qc-455m-7v6v- 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
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OSVRHSA-2020:3453
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.5.6 security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:3453- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:3541
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:3541- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:3625
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.20 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:3625- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:4265
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.40 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:4265- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-projectMaven |
through 1.16 | 1.17 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-projectMaven |
before 1.17, plus listed versions 1.01.0-beta-11.11.101.11 Show 17 moreShow less1.121.131.141.14.11.151.161.21.2.11.31.41.4.11.51.61.71.7.11.81.9 |
1.17 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.5::el7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.5.1596698303-1.el7 | 0:4.5.1596698303-1.el7 |
python-rsaRed Hat:openshift:4.5::el7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.5-1.el7 | 0:4.5-1.el7 |
python2-rsaRed Hat:openshift:4.5::el7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.5-1.el7 | 0:4.5-1.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.1597310986-1.el7 | 0:3.11.1597310986-1.el7 |
openshift-ansibleRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 | 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 |
openshift-ansible-docsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 | 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 |
openshift-ansible-playbooksRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 | 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 |
openshift-ansible-rolesRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 | 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openshift-ansible-testRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 | 0:3.11.272-1.git.0.79ab6e9.el7 |
jenkinsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:2.235.2.1597220898-1.el7 | 0:2.235.2.1597220898-1.el7 |
python-rsaRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.5-2.el7 | 0:4.5-2.el7 |
python2-rsaRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.5-2.el7 | 0:4.5-2.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.4::el7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.4.1598545590-1.el7 | 0:4.4.1598545590-1.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.1601981312-1.el7 | 0:4.3.1601981312-1.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, 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-2020-2224 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins Matrix Project, published July 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project 1.17.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-15
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/15/5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2224
github.com/jenkinsci/matrix-project-plugin/commit/b5f22a43147360896442c4a7719446a864898cb4
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3453
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848507
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_3453.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2181