Stored XSS vulnerability in Description Column Plugin

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2020-2266 · GHSA-qxrx-m6v6-m767 · Published 16/09/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-2266 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting org.jenkins-ci.plugins:description-column-plugin, description column (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.73%, higher than 54.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:description-column-plugin Maven	`≤ 1.3`	No fix yet
description column jenkins	`≤ 1.3`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins Description Column Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the job description in the column tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2266 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/description-column-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3 · WEB

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