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Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 16, 2022 in jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin • Updated Feb 3, 2026

Package

maven io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.4

Patched versions

1.4

Description

Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form.

This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.

Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.4 escapes the names of roles shown on the configuration form.

See https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2646

References

@AbhyudayaSharma AbhyudayaSharma published to jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin Mar 16, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 18, 2022
Reviewed Mar 18, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2026

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(88th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2022-27200

GHSA ID

GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747

Source code

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