CVE-2012-4439 json
Jenkins allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Crafted URL
published 2019-11-18 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p , EUVD-2012-4372
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL that points to Jenkins.
Patch / fix
- maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.466.2, 1.482
- jenkins jenkins 1.466.2, 1.482
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-4439 updated cvss 4.3
Jenkins: core allows XSS
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Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 jenkinsaffected: no fix available
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | <1.466.2 >=1.467, <1.482 |
1.466.2 1.482 |
Affected products
- jenkins jenkins
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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cloudbees.com
/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17
web, vendor-advisory
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2012-4439
web, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/2
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4439
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4439
advisory
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github.com
/jenkinsci/jenkins
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4439
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x97g-3gp9-cf2p
- NVD CVE-2012-4439
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