CVE-2022-34173
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a 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
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-34173- 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) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-34173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5961 No score
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
Since Jenkins 2.340, the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name.
This vulnerability is known to be exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Jenkins 2.356 addresses this vulnerability. The tooltip of the build button in list views is now escaped.
No Jenkins LTS release is affected by SECURITY-2776 or SECURITY-2780, as these were not present in Jenkins 2.332.x and fixed in the 2.346.x line before 2.346.1.
- Record
GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6- 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-2022-34173
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-34173- 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) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
CVE-2022-34173- 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-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6
Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins
Since Jenkins 2.340, the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name.
This vulnerability is known to be exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Jenkins 2.356 addresses this vulnerability. The tooltip of the build button in list views is now escaped.
No Jenkins LTS release is affected by SECURITY-2776 or SECURITY-2780, as these were not present in Jenkins 2.332.x and fixed in the 2.346.x line before 2.346.1.
- Record
GHSA-6g4r-q7qg-6qx6- 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-2022-34173 No score
In Jenkins 2.340 through 2.355 (both inclusive) the tooltip of the build button in list views supports HTML without escaping the job display name, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
- Record
BIT-jenkins-2022-34173- 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 |
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 |
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 |
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-2022-34173 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.