CVE-2022-36902
Published: 27 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-36902 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Jenkins Dynamic Extended Choice Parameter. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Jenkins Dynamic Extended Choice Parameter Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to escape several fields of Moded Extended Choice parameters. The issue is tracked as CVE-2022-36902 with CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4.
Attackers who possess Item/Configure permission can store malicious scripts in these parameter fields; when other users view the affected configuration the scripts execute in their browsers, enabling limited theft or manipulation of data within the Jenkins instance.
The Jenkins security advisory published on 2022-07-27 details the flaw and corresponding fixes. The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline after disclosure to a peak of 0.2059 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0972, indicating that exploitation interest increased well after the initial publication.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-6365
Vulnerability details
Jenkins Dynamic Extended Choice Parameter Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier does not escape several fields of Moded Extended Choice 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.