Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Custom Checkbox Parameter Plugin

published 2022-10-19 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-vf5v-6wjm-vr7v , EUVD-2022-7163

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Custom Checkbox Parameter Plugin 1.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of Custom Checkbox Parameter parameters on views displaying parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-05-08)

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub	3.1	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	io.jenkins.plugins:custom-checkbox-parameter	<=1.4	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Custom Checkbox Parameter Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2797
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43425
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/custom-checkbox-parameter-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