CVE-2022-34176
Published: 23 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-34176 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Jenkins Junit. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Jenkins JUnit Plugin versions 1119.va_a_5e9068da_d7 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because the plugin does not escape descriptions of test results. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2022-34176 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 and is classified under CWE-79.
Attackers who possess Run/Update permission on a Jenkins instance can inject malicious scripts into test result descriptions. When other users view the affected build results, the scripts execute in their browsers with the context of the Jenkins application, enabling limited impacts on confidentiality and integrity.
The Jenkins security advisory published on 2022-06-22 at the referenced URL describes the issue and directs administrators to update the plugin. Exploitation probability reached a peak of 0.6191 after disclosure before receding to the current value of 0.3078, indicating a period of increased interest in the vulnerability.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-5950
Vulnerability details
Jenkins JUnit Plugin 1119.va_a_5e9068da_d7 and earlier does not escape descriptions of test results, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Run/Update 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.