Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Release Plugin

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2020-2292 · GHSA-vmg8-g8j3-m355 · Published 08/10/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-2292 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting org.jenkins-ci.plugins:release, release (jenkins).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.73%, higher than 54.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.11 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:release Maven	`< 2.11`	`2.11`
release jenkins	`≤ 2.10.2`	No fix yet

Description

Jenkins Release Plugin 2.10.2 and earlier does not escape the release version in badge tooltip, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Release/Release permission.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2292 · ADVISORY
jenkinsci/release-plugin commit 99814a0 · WEB
jenkinsci/release-plugin · PACKAGE
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:release

Maven

< 2.11

2.11

release

jenkins

≤ 2.10.2

No fix yet

Description

NVD description