CVE-2019-10401
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
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 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
CVE-2019-10401- 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
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
CVE-2019-10401- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4141 No score
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
EUVD-2022-4141- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
GHSA-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2- 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
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
CVE-2019-10401- 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-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins
In Jenkins 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlier, the f:expandableTextBox form control interpreted its content as HTML when expanded, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users with permission to define its contents (typically Job/Configure).
- Record
GHSA-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2- 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
OSVRHBA-2020:0017
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 bug fix and enhancement update
- Record
RHBA-2020:0017- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHBA-2020:0063
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 RPM release advisory
- Record
RHBA-2020:0063- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
through 2.176.3 | 2.176.4 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.177 to 2.196 | 2.197 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
before 2.176.4, plus listed versions 1.3961.3971.3981.3991.400 Show 45 moreShow less1.4011.4031.4041.4051.4061.4071.4081.4091.409.11.409.21.409.31.4101.4111.4121.4131.4141.4151.4161.4171.4181.4191.4201.4211.4221.4231.4241.424.11.424.21.424.31.424.41.424.51.424.61.4251.4261.4271.4281.4291.4301.4311.4321.4331.4341.4351.4361.437 |
2.176.4 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven |
2.177 up to 2.197, plus listed versions 2.1782.1792.1802.1812.182 Show 16 moreShow less2.1832.1842.1852.1862.1872.1892.1902.190.12.190.22.190.32.1912.1922.1932.1942.1952.196 |
2.197 |
jenkinsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 |
before 0:2.176.4.1578402941-1.el7 | 0:2.176.4.1578402941-1.el7 |
jenkinsRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el7 |
before 0:2.204.1.1578490170-1.el7 | 0:2.204.1.1578490170-1.el7 |
openshiftRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el7 |
before 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el7 | 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el7 |
openshift-hyperkubeRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el7 |
before 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el7 | 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el7 |
openshiftRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el8 |
before 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el8 | 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el8 |
openshift-hyperkubeRed Hat:openshift:4.3::el8 |
before 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el8 | 0:4.3.0-202001131753.git.0.0aee6a8.el8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2019-10401 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jenkins, published September 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 2.176.4.
References
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10401
github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/df600eb7a28dea189c41037398fd36fcea36302e
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:0017
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652571
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhba-2020_0017.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10401
groups.google.com/forum
Left out here: 498 versions. The JSON record has them.