Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin

published 2022-03-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747 , EUVD-2022-1405

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not escape the names of roles shown on the configuration form, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

maven io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth 1.4

github.com/jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin@085df58 commit

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth	<1.4	1.4

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin/commit/085df580c22902820ebba77b1201fabff098efc4
web
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2022-03-15/#SECURITY-2646
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27200
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/folder-auth-plugin
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary