CVE-2022-29046
Published: 12 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29046 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Jenkins Subversion. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 26.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Jenkins Subversion Plugin 2.15.3 and earlier contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to escape the name and description fields of List Subversion tags and related parameters when those parameters are rendered on views. The affected component is the Jenkins Subversion Plugin used within Jenkins continuous-integration servers.
Attackers who possess Item/Configure permission can supply malicious payloads in parameter names or descriptions; these payloads are stored and later executed in the browsers of other users who view the parameter pages, enabling theft of sensitive data or actions on behalf of the victim under a CVSS 5.4 rating.
The Jenkins security advisory published on 2022-04-12 along with subsequent vendor notices from Apple and full-disclosure lists document the issue and point to updated plugin releases that address the improper escaping.
EPSS for the CVE rose sharply from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2498 in December 2025 before receding to its current value of 0.0010, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-1859
Vulnerability details
Jenkins Subversion Plugin 2.15.3 and earlier does not escape the name and description of List Subversion tags (and more) parameters on views displaying parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.