Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Compact Columns Plugin

published 2020-06-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x68x-wvm2-hqc8 , EUVD-2022-5725

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Compact Columns Plugin 1.11 and earlier displays the unprocessed job description in tooltips, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that can be exploited by users with Job/Configure permission.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:compact-columns 1.12

github.com/jenkinsci/compact-columns-plugin@9a5fff4 commit

Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.plugins:compact-columns	<1.12	1.12

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Compact Columns Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /jenkinsci/compact-columns-plugin/commit/9a5fff4501568c85965940c0c1f620665c77fc27
web
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2020-06-03/#SECURITY-1837
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/06/03/3
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2195
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/compact-columns-plugin
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-2195
GitHub Advisory GHSA-x68x-wvm2-hqc8
NVD CVE-2020-2195

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Summary