FKIE_CVE-2026-42523

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-29 14:16 - Updated: 2026-05-05 18:06
Severity ?
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.46.0 and earlier improperly processes the current job URL as part of JavaScript implementing validation of the feature "GitHub hook trigger for GITScm polling", resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by non-anonymous attackers with Overall/Read permission.
References
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.comhttps://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-04-29/#SECURITY-3704Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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