jenkins: Stored XSS vulnerability in expandable textbox form control
Published Sep 25, 2019
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.03%
Description
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).
Affected products
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- Version 2.196 and earlier, LTS 2.176.3 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins project | Jenkins | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
jenkins-0:2.176.4.1578402941-1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0017
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
jenkins-0:2.204.1.1578490170-1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0063
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
jenkins
Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
jenkins
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins-0:2.176.4.1578402941-1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0017 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 | jenkins-0:2.204.1.1578490170-1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0063 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | jenkins | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | jenkins | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01033) | 62.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01033) | 62.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 22.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 22.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 20.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.56% (0.02561) | 62.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10401 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764357 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2 Advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/df600eb7a28dea189c41037398fd36fcea36302e
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/#SECURITY-1498 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10401
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10401
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10401 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764357 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hg6g-jj7g-x6v2 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/df600eb7a28dea189c41037398fd36fcea36302e | ||
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/#SECURITY-1498 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10401 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10401 |
Change history (0)
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