CVE-2026-42523 (GCVE-0-2026-42523)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 13:31 – Updated: 2026-04-29 14:29
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Summary
Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.46.0 and earlier improperly processes the current job URL as part of JavaScript implementing validation of the feature "GitHub hook trigger for GITScm polling", resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by non-anonymous attackers with Overall/Read permission.
Severity
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Jenkins Project Jenkins GitHub Plugin Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.46.0 (maven)
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